NEW DELHI – Indian Army official has been arrested over taking bribe ofover Rs 1 crore for false promises of jobs, Indian media has reported.
As per the DNA, State police’s Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) conducted a jointoperation with the Military Intelligence Unit and arrested army officialwho was taking lakhs of rupees from villagers on the pretext of gettingthem placed in the Indian Army.
The man has conned over 50 individuals and amassed over a crore rupees fromthem.
Information had been received by the ATS officials that the abscondingjawan – identified as Ram Chandra – had lured youth from Suratgarh intogetting them placed in the Indian Army by malpractice with the intent ofduping them.
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“It was also learnt that the man was taking a hefty amount from the youthsfor the same. A team was immediately formed to take action in the matterand the officials in the team contacted the Military Intelligence Unit andstarted gathering intel about the exchange of money and the spot where themoney could be handed over to the jawan.
