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New Indian Express
25-04-2025
- New Indian Express
One retired, two serving Navy staff held for duping Agniveers on job promise in Bhubaneswar
BHUBANESWAR: Khurda police on Thursday arrested a retired and two serving Indian Navy officers for allegedly cheating Agniveer aspirants on the promise of facilitating their recruitment in the armed forces under the Agnipath scheme. While prime accused Vinay Kumar Ray (Master Chief at Arms-II) is posted in INS Chilka, his associate Satyam Chahar (electrical artificer apprentice-V) is serving on board INS Kesari in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Another accused, identified as Bhooshan, is a former Navy personnel. While Vinay belongs to Bihar, Satyam and Bhooshan are natives of Uttar Pradesh. Training correspondence officer at INS Chilka, Lieutenant Commander Adwitiya Singh had lodged a complaint with Balugaon police in Khurda alleging he noticed suspicious activities before the training programme of the selected Agniveers began in November, 2024. During investigation, police found that Vinay had access to the list of candidates selected for various posts like senior secondary recruit (SSR), matric recruit (MR), coast guard navik (general duty) and yantriks (technicians). Further probe revealed, apart from collecting information from the lists, Vinay along with Satyam and Bhooshan joined various WhatsApp and Telegram groups of Agniveer aspirants. The trio contacted the youths who were already selected and collected `30,000 to `1.20 lakh from them on the promise of ensuring their recruitment into the armed forces. Police suspect at least 15 to 20 unsuspecting youths had given the accused money to cement their chances of getting selected. However, the chats of the three with the aspirants on WhatsApp and Telegram suggest the number of youths duped by them could be much higher, police said. Police sources said at least two other Navy personnel serving on board INS Kesari are involved in the pan-India scam. The cops have written to the commanding officer of INS Kesari informing them about the duo's involvement in the fraud. The investigators are also verifying whether Vinay, Satyam and Bhooshan forged medical certificates and police verification forms to facilitate the selection of certain undeserving candidates. 'The three accused targeted mostly the youths who were already selected as Agniveers and contacted them just before the Navy published the recruitment list,' said Khurda SP, Sagarika Nath adding, further investigation is underway. Four mobile phones have been seized from the accused and they will be sent to the State Forensic Science Laboratory (SFSL) in Bhubaneswar for examination.
Indian Express
25-04-2025
- Indian Express
2 Navy officials among 3 arrested in Odisha over Agniveer recruitment
The Khurda Police in Odisha Thursday arrested three people — including two serving naval officials — for their alleged involvement in extorting money from candidates by pretending to help recruit them into the Indian Navy as Agniveers. The accused persons are identified as Satyam Chahar, at present working at INS Kesari, Andaman and Nicobar, Vinay Kumar Ray, currently posted at INS Chilika and a Uttar Pradesh resident Bhoosan, a retired navy official. Khurda SP Sagarika Nath said based on the complaint of Lieutenant Commander Adwitiya Singh, a training correspondence officer at INS Chilka, an FIR was registered at Balugaon police station on April 19. The case was registered under Section 318 (4) (cheating) and 308 (2) (extortion). The complaint alleged that during the induction process for the post of Agniveers (senior secondary recruit/matric recruit) and Coast Guard Navik (general duty) and Yantriks, certain individuals were extorting money from candidates at the pretext of undue/illegal assistance and threatening them. The accused persons were part of various social media groups such as WhatsApp and Telegram groups to clear doubts of the candidates regarding the documentation process for the recruitment and to help regarding enrolment as a trainee. They got in touch with various candidates during the recruitment process and extorted and cheated them, police said. 'The accused persons have extorted money from various candidates by assuring them that they will help them in the recruitment process, the medical examination and the police verification process. We have seized the transaction proof and bank documents,' said Nath. The Khurda SP said they have the intelligence inputs about involvement of two more individuals, who had allegedly been accused of such practices earlier as well. 'The probe is continuing to ascertain their involvement in other previous cases,' she added.
The Print
21-04-2025
- General
- The Print
INS Chennai, Kesari sail from Tanzania after successful maiden edition of AIKEYME Exercise
Sharing the details in a post on X, the Indian Navy noted, 'Marking the successful completion of the maiden edition of #AIKEYME exercise, the Indian Naval Ships #INSChennai and #INSKesari sailed from Dar es Salaam on #19Apr 25.' Dar es Salaam [Tanzania], April 21 (ANI): Indian Naval Ships INS Chennai and INS Kesari sailed from Dar es Salaam after the successful completion of the maiden edition of the AIKEYME exercise. The ships departed on April 19, as announced by the Indian Navy in a statement. It further added, 'RAdm AR Hassan, Navy Commander #TPDF & Cmde Agyapal Singh, DA India alongwith TPDF personnel were present at the port attending the departure ceremony.' Earlier, on Sunday, the Indian Navy shared a post which mentioned about the closing ceremony of the AIKEYME Exercise. The event was attended by Maj Gen Gaguti, Chief of Personnel of the Tanzania People's Defence Force, who was the Chief Guest for the occasion. Notably, a comprehensive debrief of the exercise was held during the event, followed by cultural programs and addresses by the dignitaries. The post on X said, 'The maiden edition of Exercise #AIKEYME-25 concluded with a closing ceremony held at Kigamboni, Dar es Salaam on #18Apr 25. Maj Gen Gaguti, Chief of Personnel, Tanzania People's Defence Force, was the Chief Guest, with attendance of RAdm AR Hassan, #TPDF Navy Commander, Indian DA, COs of #INSChennai & #INSKesari, & Observers from the participating countries. A comprehensive debrief of the exercise was held during the event, followed by cultural programs and addresses by the dignitaries.' AIKEYME, which means 'Unity' in Sanskrit, took place over six days and involved countries such as Comoros, Djibouti, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, South Africa, India, and the host country Tanzania. The exercise included a harbour phase focused on joint training against piracy and information sharing, followed by a sea phase aimed at boosting maritime security cooperation. The initiative is designed to find collaborative solutions to regional maritime issues, improve coordination among navies, and strengthen India's ties with African nations. (ANI) This report is auto-generated from ANI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
