FIR filed against 38 police constables in Jalore over alleged recruitment fraud
Signature mismatches during promotions triggered a probe that uncovered alleged use of dummy candidates and forged documents.
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Jaipur: An internal review of police recruitments in Rajasthan has led to criminal cases against 38 serving police constables in Jalore district, after investigators found signs of alleged fraud in their original appointments.
The action follows a probe by the Special Operations Group (SOG), which registered two separate FIRs after discrepancies surfaced during promotion-related verification. Officials said the issue came to light when signatures submitted during promotions did not match those on recruitment records, raising red flags about the authenticity of earlier documents.
How the irregularities surfaced
In July 2024, the Rajasthan Police Recruitment and Promotion Board directed the Jalore Superintendent of Police to re-examine constable recruitments made over the past five years. The focus was on cases where candidates were suspected of using forged educational documents or appearing through dummy candidates in examinations.
A district-level committee was constituted to scrutinise application forms, photographs, signatures and supporting certificates. The committee’s findings pointed to multiple inconsistencies, which were subsequently forwarded to the SOG for legal action.
What the investigation found
According to officials, 26 constables recruited in 2018 were found to have significant differences between signatures submitted at the time of recruitment and those on current service records. In a separate set of cases, 11 constables were flagged for more serious irregularities, including alleged use of fake documents and impersonation through dummy candidates during the recruitment process.
Based on these findings, the SOG registered FIRs against all 38 personnel and initiated a detailed criminal investigation.
The SOG will now examine recruitment files, verification records and examination-related evidence to establish individual roles and determine whether organised rackets were involved. Officials indicated that further action, including departmental proceedings and possible cancellations of appointments, will depend on the outcome of the investigation.
