DEFENCE HIRING SCAM: ANOTHER NDA OFFICER HELD

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested yet another person working with the prestigious National Defence Academy (NDA) in connection with the recruitment scam.
The CBI anti- corruption branch arrested Suhas Shankar Waghmare, establishment officer, NDA, for receiving bribes from prospective candidates.

Waghmare, who was remanded to CBI custody till June 28 was the seventh accused arrested in the case. “Waghmare had received large sums from more than 15 candidates and had passed on a considerable sum to one of the senior officers of the NDA who has already been arrested in this case,” said a CBI spokesperson.
The six others who were arrested on Saturday include Colonel Kulbir Singh, NDA staff officer Lt Gen Jatinder Singh NDA employee Ramesh Gaikwad food stall vendor Balkishan Kanojia, his employee Vishnu Sharma and two others —Manoj Shitkal and Dattatray Shitkal.