Sat Feb 01 17:57:03 UTC 2025: ## CBI Arrests Kingpin in West Bengal CAPF Recruitment Scam

**Kolkata, February 1, 2025** – The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested Mahesh Kumar Choudhary, the alleged mastermind of a recruitment scam involving the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) in West Bengal. Choudhary, a sepoy at the Engineering Store Depot in Kankinara, was apprehended on Friday following searches at multiple locations.

The CBI alleges Choudhary headed a racket that fabricated West Bengal domicile certificates to secure CAPF appointments for undeserving candidates. He allegedly collected substantial sums of money directly from candidates and through intermediaries.

Choudhary appeared before the CBI Court No. 1 in Alipore on Saturday and was remanded to police custody for five days. The investigation, stemming from an August 2023 Calcutta High Court order, is ongoing. The FIR also names Raju Gupta as an accomplice. The CBI claims to have uncovered at least four instances of forged documents used to obtain CAPF jobs. The initial allegations of irregularities were made in August 2023 by Bishnu Chowdhury, who accused Choudhary and Gupta of orchestrating the scam.

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