CG Constable Bharti 2024 Cancelled: Chhattisgarh constable recruitment canceled, physical test numbers tampered with, now SIT will investigate..

The Chhattisgarh government has cancelled the Rajnandgaon police constable recruitment process amid allegations of irregularities in the recruitment process. A Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been formed to investigate the matter. State Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma has ordered an inquiry into the matter. The recruitment process was cancelled about a month after it began.

According to media reports, an official said that irregularities were found in the ongoing recruitment process in the 8th battalion of Rajnandgaon and a case was registered in this regard at Lalbagh police station on December 17. He said that since November 16, candidates from Rajnandgaon, Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai, Kabirdham (Kawardha), and Mohla-Manpur-Ambagadh Chowki districts have been participating in the recruitment process here.

7 accused arrested

The official said that a total of seven accused have been arrested so far in the case of alleged irregularities in the police recruitment process. These include four police constables, two employees of an event management company, and a female candidate. During the investigation of the case, police constable Anil Ratnakar allegedly committed suicide. He said that a note written in pen was found on Ratnakar's left palm, stating that employees are being targeted and officers are being saved in the alleged irregularities in recruitment.

SIT to investigate constable suicide

Rajnandgaon (Range) Inspector General of Police Deepak Jha has constituted an SIT to investigate Ratnakar's suicide and has sought a report in 10 days. Meanwhile, Superintendent of Police Mohit Garg has handed over the investigation of alleged irregularities in the recruitment process to Rajnandgaon City Superintendent of Police Pushpendra Nayak. Garg also said that the order to cancel the recruitment process for the District Police Force Constable Cadre Selection Examination 2023-24 has not yet been received from the state government.

Numbers tampered with

According to media reports, the marks obtained in the physical efficiency process were tampered with by many candidates during the recruitment process. This irregularity was exposed in the investigation of the internal team of Rajnandgaon Police, after which an FIR was registered at the Lal Bagh police station in the city. After this, the body of constable Anil Ratnakar, posted on marshal duty in the recruitment process, was found hanging from a noose in Rampur village on December 21.

How many posts were to be recruited?

The process of police recruitment for 528 posts started in Rajnandgaon district on 16 November 2024, in which a case of discrepancy in numbers came to light during the physical test. An FIR was lodged against an unknown accused on 16 December 2024, 1 month after the recruitment process at Lalbagh police station, now the state government has canceled this recruitment.

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