Defence Ministry orders joint secretary-level inquiry into forgery allegations in Coast Guard promotion

The Defence Ministry has ordered a high-level probe under a joint secretary to investigate allegations of forgery in documents related to the promotion of officers in the Indian Coast Guard.

The Defence Ministry has ordered a high-level inquiry under a joint secretary to investigate allegations of forgery in documents related to the promotion of officers in the Indian Coast Guard. The promotion board under the corruption scanner of the Defence Ministry was held in the month of July and has now been scrapped by the government, Defence Ministry officials told India Today.