The Central Bureau of Investigation has filed a charge sheet against an earlier chief of the National Defence Academy – Lt General-ranked officer Jatinder Singh – two colonels Kulbir Singh and Col A K Singh and eight others for alleged corruption and cheating in the appointment process of ‘Group C’ employees at the prestigious institution.
CBI sources said that the then commandant of NDA, Lt Gen (retd) Jatinder Singh, his then staff officer, Col Kulbir Singh, physical training officer Col A K Singh, among others, have been named in the charge sheet for alleged criminal conspiracy, cheating and under the provisions of Prevention of Corruption Act.
CBI spokesperson Devpreet Singh said that the charges have been filed in connection with alleged irregularities in the process for recruitment to 97 ‘Group C’ posts at the academy located in Khadakwasla near Pune, during 2012.
The accused persons abused their official position and entered into criminal conspiracy with other private persons to cheat the government and to obtain illegal gratifications from the applicants including lower division clerks, civilian motor drivers, cooks, gardeners, chowkidars, safaiwalas etc. It was further alleged that in pursuance of the said conspiracy, the accused persons obtained huge illegal gratifications from a number of candidates by promising them confirmed appointment to the said posts. The accused had allegedly shown undue favour to candidates in physical and written examinations conducted for the recruitment.
After a thorough investigation, CBI filed the charge sheet against the accused public servants and private persons, she added.
