Several injured as police used force on candidates outside BSF headquarter

Tahir Mushtaq

JAMMU, July 28: Several candidates assembled outside Border Security Force (BSF) headquarter at Paloura were injured after police restored to cane charge on them.

Reports said that after the youth came to know that they have been duped by some shopkeepers, as BSF has not issued any notification in this regard, candidates moved towards the National Highway and blocked the road and pelted stones on the passing vehicles.

According to official sources, thousands of candidates assembled in front of BSF Camp to participate in the recruitment rally.

“When they approached the concern official they were told by the officials that no such notification was advertised by the concern official,” they added.

They informed that after seeing 'no recruitment' signboard at the headquarters, the candidates got crazy and blocked the road, due to which there were heavy traffic jam.

"Angry aspirants begun stone pelting on vehicles and shops afterwards police started lathicharge on the to restore the restored the situation” said a local resident.

The candidates had come from the different parts of the Jammu region included Akhnoor, Bishnah, R S Pura and other outskirts area of Jammu.

Garu Ram from Suransar who got injured in the clash said that he got the application form from a photostat shop at Kachi Chawni, Jammu.

When contacted SDPO Domana, Diwakar Singh said that candidates had rushed for the rally after they filled up 'false' recruitment forms available at various photocopy shops.

“The department is verifying the matter that who publicized the recruitment forms and made them available at various shops” he added.

A senior BSF official on condition of anonymity said, ““We are verifying the matter, which publicized the recruitment forms and made them available at various shops”.

Sources said that few days back the posts were advertised on internet job site and each candidate had paid Rs 10 for the form, which had called for the physical test of the aspirants before the final recruitment. 

“It is clear case of fraud and we have launched internal inquiry also”, said BSF official.