Guwahati: Two people have been arrested on Friday by members of the Assam Police’s Crime Investigation Department (CID) for allegedly producing forged documents during the police recruitment process.
CID carried out an operation in Dhubri of Assam against applicants who submitted fraudulent certificates during the police recruiting process.
Officials arrested a youth and a computer teacher during the operation. The computer instructor was identified as Raj Thakur.
Officials informed that Thakur was responsible for giving candidates phoney computer certificates. Further arrests in the matter are expected to take place, added police.
It may be noted that eight candidates had already been arrested by CID in relation to the Assam Police recruiting issue. They were presented yesterday in front of the CJM court.
The court ordered the CID to house the eight people who had been apprehended for six days. The three accused candidates were reportedly summoned by CID on Monday, and they showed up in the CID office on Tuesday, according to reports.
After hours of questioning, they finally arrested the suspect in the late afternoon.
A statement read, “Based on the complaint lodged by the Nodal Officer, State Level Police Recruitment Board about submission of fake computer certificates by certain selected candidates of AB, UB, Fire Services and APRO constable posts, CID has registered a case vide CID P.S Case No. 05/2022 U/S 120(B)/420/467/468/471 IPC and started day to day investigation.”