Extra 'l' in email ID, forged signature, fake letter among tactics of deception

THE ALLEGED RACKET UNRAVELLED DURING A NOVEMBER VISIT BY BALLIA'S CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER DR VIJAY PATI DWIVEDI

- Gaurav Saigal

LUCKNOW: Forged replies sent by post, bogus signatures of officials and fake email were apparently the tactics used to get 15 people, including two women, appointed as staff nurses in Ballia even though they did not appear in the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) selection exam/process and did not deserve the job.

The probe into the racket that HT reported in the February 24 edition has begun at the health directorate.

The Ballia health office staff had sent an email to the office of the director general medical health, asking for confirmation of the joining letter produced by the candidates. The email was in addition to a clarification sought by post.