32 candidates booked for fake documents in 2016 UP recruitment
The scam was uncovered when an external agency verifying candidates’ documents flagged discrepancies in the O-level certificates issued by the National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology (NIELIT), said additional deputy commissioner of police, central, Manisha Singh.
A total of 32 candidates out of 842 selected individuals have been booked for submitting forged educational documents in the 2016 recruitment exam for assistant accountant and auditor positions.
The fraud was uncovered after a thorough document verification process conducted by the directorate of internal accounts and audit, part of the Uttar Pradesh finance department, which had overseen the recruitment examination.
According to additional deputy commissioner of police (Central) Manisha Singh, an external agency reviewing the candidates’ credentials flagged discrepancies in the O-level certificates issued by the national institute of electronics & information technology (NIELIT).
Lalit Kumar, assistant accountant in the department, filed a complaint with the Mahanagar Police in the state capital after the verification revealed that 32 candidates had submitted fake certificates. The verification report prompted the police to register a first information report (FIR) for forgery and cheating.
The candidates were issued appointment letters in 2018 and had been working in the department until their appointments were nullified, according to Mahanagar station house officer (SHO) Akhilesh Kumar Mishra.
The candidates were issued appointment letters in 2018 and have been working in the department since then, according to Mahanagar SHO Akhilesh Kumar Mishra.
The candidates implicated in the scam face serious charges under sections 420 (cheating), 467 (forgery), 468 (forgery with documents), and 471 (dishonesty) of the Indian Penal Code, according to an FIR.
