20 youths from Haryana nabbed in Gujarat

Rajkot/Jamnagar

20 youths, all natives of Haryana, have been nabbed by the Gujarat police from Jamnagar for giving forged documents during an army recruitment drive held in Rajkot city almost seven months ago, Police said today.

The youths had successfully participated in the recruitment drive held in a private college premises in Rajkot in February this year and were part of a group of over 50 youths from Haryana. They were selected in the preliminary rounds and later on the scrutiny of their papers the forgery came to fore, police said.

They were nabbed on the complaints of a senior official of the Jamnagar Cantonment today.. It has come to light that the forged documents were made with help of some of their acquaintances living in Bhuj.

A search to nab them is also on, police said.