Uttar Pradesh's retired armyman booked in Muzaffarnagar for joining force using fake identity

Muzaffarnagar (Uttar Pradesh): A man served in the army for 33 years and two years after his retirement, the police will now inquire whether he joined the force on the basis of fake documents. [caption id=“attachment_3841989” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Representational image. Reuters[/caption] A case was registered against the retired jawan on the directive of a court on Saturday, he said. The accused, a resident of Nirali village in the district, served the army for 33 years and was drawing a pension for last two years in the name of another person, said Circle Officer Rajesh Kumar Singh. An RTI activist had filed a petition in the court, alleging that the accused got into the army using forged documents 35 years ago. The police has started the investigation.