Gilgit-Baltistan authorities say GB police arrest 58 fake candidates who allegedly appeared in place of real applicants during recruitment interviews for corporal and constable posts. The suspects were taken to a police station, cases were registered under Section 419 of the Pakistan Penal Code — the offence of cheating by personation — and they were removed from the hiring process.
How the impersonation came to light
A police official said the arrested people had allegedly sat the interviews on behalf of other candidates. Only those who had already cleared the written examination were meant to reach this stage, so any substitution at the interview desk would undercut the filter that shortlisting was meant to provide.
The interviews themselves are part of a large intake: more than 2,000 shortlisted male and female candidates are being assessed at the Central Police Office in Gilgit. The department is seeking to fill more than 800 vacant positions.
What officials say about fairness
A GB police spokesperson said the force was acting against fraudulent conduct so that recruitment stays fair and transparent. The spokesperson added that such action would continue without discrimination, to protect the rights of eligible candidates and to keep public confidence in the process.
Police officials also said interviews were being run against merit and eligibility rules. They indicated that the final list of selected candidates would be issued within a few days once the interviews conclude.
What happens next
For genuine applicants still waiting, the immediate signal is that the process remains open and that impersonation cases are being treated as criminal matters, not only administrative ones. GB police arrest 58 fake candidates in this round does not, on its own, say how many original candidates were involved or whether further checks will widen the inquiry; officials have framed the response as ongoing enforcement during an active interview schedule.
Applicants and families watching this Gilgit drive will look next to the promised selection list and to whether further Section 419 cases are added before that list is published.
Aasan alfaaz mein
Gilgit-Baltistan police ne job interview ke dauran 58 logon ko giraftar kiya hai. Ilzam yeh hai ke woh doosron ki jagah interview dene aye thay. Un par case ho gaya hai aur woh is bharti se bahar kar diye gaye hain. Asli candidates ke liye matlab yeh hai ke police is dafa cheating rokne ki koshish kar rahi hai, aur final list kuch dinon mein aane wali batayi gayi hai.
