The State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (SV&ACB), Haryana, has initiated an inquiry into alleged illegal recruitments and corruption in the Home Guards Department by registering an FIR on May 14.
The case pertains to accusations of illegal enrolment of personnel after the state imposed a ban on fresh recruitments on November 3, 2016. The FIR also covers allegations of reinstatement of discharged jawans without due procedure, irregularities in the welfare fund and departmental corruption.
The FIR has been registered under charges related to criminal conspiracy, cheating, criminal breach of trust by public servants, disobedience of law by public servants with intent to cause injury and provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act.
The complaint was filed by Karamvir Alewa on behalf of Home Guard jawans. In his representation addressed to the Chief Minister, Alewa alleged that despite the recruitment ban, officials continued to enrol individuals on the basis of recommendations and by allegedly accepting money.
He further alleged that several Home Guard jawans were discharged without valid reasons, departmental notices or due process, violating principles of natural justice.
The complaint also raised questions over the management of the welfare fund. According to Alewa, crores of rupees were deducted from jawans’ duty allowances and deposited into the fund, but discharged personnel neither received welfare benefits nor refunds of their contributions.
Alewa additionally alleged that officials submitted false reports to the government and recruited inexperienced individuals after taking large sums of money, adversely affecting law and order and even national security.
He claimed to possess audio and video recordings purportedly showing corrupt dealings involving officials and their agents, and demanded that these be made part of the investigation. He also accused department officials of providing misleading information under the RTI Act.
