India:The provincial government of India's largest Uttar Pradesh state has dismissed 10,000 policemen over alleged "irregularities" in their recruitment process.
Hired by chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav's government that was voted out of power in May, many recruits were found to be colour blind, physically unfit, or well short of the mandatory qualifications.
Working in collusion with reportedly corrupt recruiting officials, some candidates are even believed to have "outsourced" their enrolment tests to outsiders. Police recruitment across India is rife with corruption as a large section of the country's politicians use the force as one of willing henchmen in uniform to perpetuate their unscrupulous and criminal endeavours.
According to Transparency International, a Berlin-based non-governmental anti-corruption organisation, police topped India's corruption chart collecting around $906 million (€643 million) in graft in 2005. The collections have, doubtlessly, increased since.
Soon after assuming office in May, the state's newly-elected chief minister set up an inquiry into alleged irregularities, nepotism and bribery in the police selection process in the state's 55 recruitment boards.