Bigwig recruit’s hair-raising scheme falls flat
A young would-be recruit for the Western Central Indian state police of Maharashtra has been turned down for a post for wearing a wig to boost his height.
The Indian Express reports Rahul Patil from Trimbakeshwar had met the height requirements for a constable role having measured above 165cm, but after a police constable suspected some foul play and being questioned, Patil admitted wearing a wig and was disqualified.
Recruitment for police constables posts began last week across the state, excluding Mumbai and Aurangabad city, for 5,756 posts.
Such subterfuge is the height of dishonesty… (see what we did there?)
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