According to the ATS, these fake ex-soldiers were recruited through private security agencies based on forged identity cards and falsified certificates claiming ex-servicemen status.
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The Rajasthan Police Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has busted a large-scale racket involving the employment of “fake ex-servicemen” as security guards in various government and public sector enterprises using forged documents and fabricated identity cards.
In a two-month-long operation code-named “Square Pyramid,” ATS sleuths investigated 31 offices and installations of the Food Corporation of India (FCI) and have so far arrested 28 individuals found working there by posing as ex-servicemen, ATS Inspector General Vikas Kumar told the media here on Friday.
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According to the ATS, these fake ex-soldiers were recruited through private security agencies based on forged identity cards and falsified certificates claiming ex-servicemen status.
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“This racket involves a nexus between undeserving imposters, private recruitment agencies, middlemen or brokers, and certain FCI personnel who conspired to induct ineligible candidates into posts reserved for genuine ex-servicemen,” IG Kumar said.
The IG informed that there are 490 posts of guards and similar positions at different FCI locations, of which 90 per cent are reserved for ex-servicemen.
The imposters recruited under the scheme were paid around ₹21,000 per month, out of which they reportedly paid commissions of ₹2,000–₹3,000 per month to recruiting agencies and brokers.
“Since the investigation covered only 31 FCI offices or installations over two months, these findings could be just the tip of the iceberg,” Kumar added.
“There may be similar fraudulent recruitments in several other central, state government, or defence-linked establishments across the country.”
The IG further stated that such cases could have serious defence and security implications. The *Operation Square Pyramid* is still ongoing, he said.
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