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DEHRADUN: Eight youths from UP were caught on Monday with fake domicile certificates which they had procured to take part in an Army recruitment drive at Kotdwar . The youths from Gautam Budh Nagar and Bulandshahr in Uttar Pradesh said that they had paid an agent Rs 5,000 each for these certificates. They also promised to pay the agent Rs 3.5 lakh each if they were selected.

An officer of the Army recruitment office told TOI, “The eight boys furnished domicile certificates of Uttarakhand but their matriculation certificate was from schools in UP. They broke down during questioning and explained to us how they met an agent who made these certificates for them.”

Army recruitment cell officials have written to the district administrations of Gautam Budh Nagar and Bulandshahr to take action against such agents. The youths were let off with a warning.

The recruitment drive started on April 3 and will continue till Wednesday.

