Besides beneficiaries, touts include employees of Forest Deptt, CRPF personnel and an Indian Airforce staffer
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JAMMU: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday conducted searches at 37 locations in six districts of Jammu region in connection with a case related to alleged irregularities in the written examination of Finance Accounts Assistant (FAA).
According to CBI, the searches were conducted at 30 locations in Jammu, two in Doda, two in Reasi, one each in Rajouri, Samba and Udhampur districts at the premises of the accused and others including touts, personnel of Jammu and Kashmir Forest Department, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Indian Air Force and others. The said examination was conducted by Jammu and Kashmir Service Selection Board (JKSSB).
LIST OF TOUTS GANG:
* Surinder Pal Singh, Ward No. 01, Simbal Camp Dhande Kalan, Miran Sahib, Jammu J&K-181101.
* Didar Singh@ Michael Singh, R.S. Pura
* Deepak Sharma (official of J&K Forest Department), R/o Bhatyari, Bishnah, Jammu-181132.
* Harmeet S/o Gurcharan Singh (official of J&K Forest Department), R/o Ward No. 2, Bhour Camp, Chatha, Jammu.
* Surjeet Singh, Lower Gadi Garh Jammu-180001.
* Prithpal Singh, Reasi, J&K-185212.
* Sukh Pal Karan Bagh, PO Miran Sahib, Tehsil & Dist: Jammu-181101.
* Adarsh Preet Singh Preet Nagar, Gangyal Jammu-180010 City, land Mark – Digiana.
* Manohar Lal Sanjwal ( CRPF constable,) Ward No. 32, Panj Peer, opposite Shama Karyana Store, Talab Tillo, Jammu.
* Shiv Lal Ditta, son of Bua Ditta (CRPF Constable), Dist. Samba 184121.
* Rajinder Singh Zagai Baagwah, Tehsil – Doda, J&K 182202.
* Karanveer Sharma, Ward No.5, Sunderbani, Rajouri 185153.
* Tezinder Sudan, Dhaleri, Khawas, Sunderbani. Rajouri -Sunderbani.
* Amrik Singh, working in Indian Airforce, Jammu.
CBI had registered an FIR on November 28, 2022, on the request of the Jammu and Kashmir Government to investigate the allegations of irregularities in the written examination conducted by JKSSB on March 6, 2022, for the recruitment of Accounts Assistant Finance(FAA). The results were declared on April 21, 2022.
Earlier, the Jammu and Kashmir government had constituted an Inquiry Committee to look into allegations of malpractices in the said examination.
“It was alleged in the report of the Committee that a conspiracy was hatched amongst officials of JKSSB; a private company based in Bengaluru; beneficiary candidates and others which caused gross irregularities in the conduct of written examinations for the posts of Accounts Assistant Finance Department,” the CBI said in a statement.
It was further alleged that there were an abnormally high percentage of selected candidates from the districts of Jammu, Kathua and Reasi.
It also found the alleged violation of rules by JKSSB in as much as the task of setting a question paper was assigned to a private company in Bengaluru. Further investigations are being conducted. At least 20 accused were booked in FAA scam by the CBI including Neelam Khajuria, a former member of JKSSB, section officer Anju Raina, and Dr Karnail Singh, who was then a medical officer of the BSF frontier headquarters and also an accused in the J&K Police Sub-Inspector recruitment examination scam case and others.