CBI busts recruitment racket in ordnance factory
December 29th, 2011 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANSMumbai, Dec 29 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has busted a racket in recruitment for technical jobs at the Varangaon Ordnance Factory, involving a couple of union leaders and factory officials, an official said here Thursday.
Two prime accused, union leaders K.R. Medhe and P.R. Kolhe, in connivance with the officials of the ordnance factory in Jalgaon district, helped candidates clear their medical and trade tests for securing technical jobs as electro-plater, millwright and grinder, etc., according to the agency.
A decoy CBI officer, posing as a candidate contacted Medhe and Kolhe who promised to help him clear the relevant tests for a bribe of Rs.250,000.
After laying a trap, the duo was caught red-handed with the advance token amount of Rs.5,000 paid by the CBI decoy.
While Medhe was arrested Wednesday, Kolhe was nabbed Thurday and both were presented before a special CBI court which sent them to police custody till Jan 7, 2012.
Meanwhile, the CBI is continuing searches at the residences and other locations of the two accused union leaders.
The practical and medical tests follow a written test and form an important component of the selection process for various technical jobs at the ordnance factory.
- Pune ammunition factory develops rocket systems for Navy - May 24, 2012
- Captain caught selling diesel from army stock - Aug 21, 2010
- Blacklisted Israel Military Industries moves Delhi High Court - May 06, 2012
- Army officer caught selling diesel sent to remand - Sep 08, 2010
- Tamil Nadu's wet grinder industry grinds to a one day halt - Jul 21, 2011
- Six defence firms banned for 10 years (Lead) - Mar 05, 2012
- Top ordnance official booked by CBI - Jul 01, 2010
- Indian ordnance board in pact with foreign vendors - Aug 10, 2011
- Blacklist four foreign defence firms: CBI - Jul 07, 2010
- Court says no to tainted armyman's shield against arrest - Sep 07, 2010
- CBI arrests diesel-selling army officer (Lead) - Sep 07, 2010
- India bans six defence firms for 10 years (Second Lead) - Mar 05, 2012
- President inaugurates Jalgaon airport - Mar 23, 2012
- Govt. proposes to procure weapons for States - Dec 08, 2009
- Delhi shop and factory workers cry foul - Aug 14, 2011
Tags: bribe, busts, cbi court, central bureau of investigation, connivance, decoy, factory officials, grinder, jan 7, medical tests, millwright, ordnance factory, plater, recruitment, relevant tests, rs 250, selection process, thurday, trade tests, union leaders