The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a case on a complaint from the office of Additional Directorate General, Discipline & Vigilance, Adjutant General’s Branch of Ministry of Defence, against 17 Army officials including Lieutenant Colonel, Major, Naib Subedar, Sepoy, etc.; six private individuals and other on the allegations related to bribery and irregularities in recruitment of officers and other ranks through Service Selection Board (SSB).
The CBI conducted searches on Monday at 30 places including Base Hospital, Cantonment, other Army establishments, civilian areas covering 13 cities which led to the recovery of several incriminating documents. Currently, the documents recovered are being examined by the CBI.