Police have arrested a state transport bus driver for allegedly sending a dummy candidate for the evening blind trial carried out by the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC).
Police have recognized the accused as Ratan Sampathi Lagad (42), a resident of Dhaur in Beed district. Senior safety officer of MSRTC Somnath Tikotkar (48) has filed an FIR in Khadki police station on this case.
According to the police, the accused was posted as driver and conductor at MSRTC depot in Mumbai division. Police stated that he was required to submit a certificates for evening blindness check for the submit of driver. Police stated that he requested one other man to look for an evening blind check on May 19 at a hospital in Bopodi space of ​​Pune.
Police stated the accused cast his Aadhaar card and driving license by pasting a photograph of a faux particular person and submitted paperwork by means of a dummy candidate who appeared for the check.
After receiving details about the incident, an official of MSRTC lodged a proper grievance, on the idea of which the police registered a case in opposition to the accused beneath sections of Indian Penal Code fraud.
Investigating Officer Sub-Inspector Shailaja Shinde stated, “The accused has been arrested. The courtroom has despatched him to 5 days police custody. We have recovered faux paperwork and a second particular person, who appeared as a faux candidate, is being searched.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
