Kolkata: The CBI, probing an alleged recruitment scam in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) in Bengal, has identified 30 candidates whose documents seemed to be fake. The central agency has sent letters to ITBP (Indo Tibetan Border Police), Assam Rifles, CISF (Central Industrial Security Force), BSF (Border Security Force), and SSB (Sashastra Seema Bal) asking for details of the documents.
Earlier this month, the CBI had arrested a key accused in the case. The arrested, Mahesh Kumar Choudhary, a sepoy at the Engineering Store Depot (ESD) in Bengal, was running a fake document racket. CBI had registered a case regarding the recruitment scam in Aug 2023 following a Calcutta High Court order. The agency is also investigating if any foreign nationals are involved.