Srinagar, July 1: The Anti Corruption Bureau J&K on Tuesday said it has found irregularities in recruitment process in Fire and Emergency Services (F&ES) Department.
An ACB spokesman said based on complaints about irregularities in the recruitment process of Fireman and Fireman Drivers in 2020, the Anti Corruption Bureau through P/S Central ACB J&K conducted verification into the matter where certain irregularities were found in the recruitment process and certain candidates were wrongly selected.
“Based on the findings of the verification, a formal case FIR No. 01/2025 was registered in P/S Central ACB J&K on 01/01/2025. There are several allegations which need in-depth investigation and are time consuming,” he said.
The spokesman said some of the facts which lead to delay in the completion in the investigation are identification of wrongly selected candidates and study of their bank transaction history to identify the money trail so that they can properly be linked in the instant case.
One of the key challenges is the identification of ineligible candidates who were allegedly selected through unfair means, and the analysis of their bank transactions to establish a clear money trail.
The other investigation is to identify the touts, middleman through whom the money of the wrongly selected candidates was routed and study of the bank transaction history of such touts to identify the forward money trail so that culprits at the highest level can be identified.
“The recruitment process under question was a huge process whereunder around 700 candidates were selected as such large volumes of records are to be scrutinized properly to identify the wrongly selected candidates and the other culprits and the modus-operandi used,” the spokesman said.
He said all these processes are tedious and time consuming and are to be meticulously taken.
“However, the Anti Corruption Bureau J&K is vigorously working on it and is committed to deliver justice by identifying all the irregularities in the said recruitment process and complete the investigation in the instant case at an earliest,” added the spokesman.