After 'serving’ in Army for 4 mths, man realises he was never recruited

A young man from UP who believed he was posted with the 108 Infantry Battalion TA (Territorial Army) ‘Mahar’ in Pathankot's 272 Transit Camp, complete with ID and uniform, realised after four months that he was never recruited in the first place, according to an FIR filed by him.

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Meerut: 

Army sources on Tuesday said that Manoj Kumar had already “served” four months and had even received a “salary” of Rs 12,500 per month following his “appointment” earlier in July.

In reality, Ghaziabad-based Kumar (in his early 20s), was simply doing odd jobs and covering for Rahul Singh, a former sepoy in the Indian Army who “recruited” him in return for Rs 16 lakh. Singh originally belongs to the Daurala region of Meerut. He was arrested along with one of his aides for the “recruitment scam” on Tuesday. On the basis of Military Intelligence inputs, Meerut police have arrested Rahul Singh and one of his accomplices, Bittu Singh.