5 HSSC employees held for running jobforcash racket

Along with brokers, they extracted money from candidates who made it to interview on the basis of merit, promising them selection in government jobs

CHANDIGARH: The flying squad of Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday busted a job-for-cash racket run by some employees of the Haryana Staff Selection Commission (HSSC) and other departments, with the help of brokers.

Those arrested included HSSC superintendent Subhash Parashar, assistants Rohtash Sharma, Sukhwinder Singh and Anil Sharma, Puneet Saini of IT Cell (contractual employee), Dharmender, a clerk in HUDA, Balwan Singh of irrigation department and one Surender Kumar.

They would take money from aspirants for getting them selected for government jobs.

The squad has also arrested a government employee in Jind in this connection.

An official spokesman said the raids were conducted following complaints regarding some employees running the racket after which Khattar ordered the flying squad to investigate the matter and catch the culprits.

The spokesman said HSSC employees would misuse their official position by identifying the candidates on the merit list who just required pass marks in the interview, contact them through brokers, and take money by promising them selection. Reports had been received about some employees of HSSC and other departments having contacts with such brokers.

Employees posted in HSSC office would leak the data to other employees or brokers. They would then contact the candidates on the merit list for getting them through the interview in lieu of money.

Based on this information, the employees and external brokers were identified and trapped after technical surveillance by the flying squad. They were found exchanging confidential details and interacting with candidates for money involved in the deal, he added.

The police have registered a case under Sections 166, 167, 420, 465, 467, 468, 471, 120-B of IPC and relevant sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act and the IT Act, at Police Station, Sector-5, Panchkula.

A special investigation team (SIT) has been constituted. All the accused are being interrogated and their mobile and other communication devices are being technically investigated.

The flying squad also arrested Suresh Kumar, junior lecturer posted in Badanpur village, for taking bribe from candidates in the name of getting jobs in central government and in the state government through HSSC.

A case has been registered against him in police station, Narwana, in Jind under Sections 7/8/10/12 of the Prevention of Corruption Act and 384, 406, 420, 120-B of the IPC, the spokesman added.

ACCUSED INCLUDE HSSC SUPDT SUBHASH PARASHAR, ASSISTANTS ROHTASH SHARMA, SUKHWINDER SINGH AND ANIL SHARMA