Omprakash Chautala, his son arrested for illegal recruitment of teachers

New Delhi: Former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala, his MLA-son Ajay Chautala and 53 others were on Wednesday convicted by a Delhi court for the illegal recruitment of over 3000 junior basic trained (JBT) teachers in the state.

The court had reserved its verdict in the case on December 17, 2012 after conclusion of final arguments by the CBI and the defence counsel.

Out of the initial 62 accused, six had died during the trial while one had been discharged by the court at the time of framing of charges.

The court had earlier found prima facie evidence against Chautala, his son Ajay and 53 others, including IAS officers Dhar and Kumar. Kumar was made accused by the CBI after he exposed the JBT recruitment scam.

CBI, in its charge sheet, had also said that the father-son duo had used forged documents to appoint 3,206 teachers.

The apex court had in its order on November 25, 2003, directed CBI to take up the investigation of the case.