mid-day’s exposé and series of follow-ups about the recruitment scam in the BMC, where hundreds of people usurped jobs rightfully meant for the kin of dead or retired staffers by paying hefty bribes, raises several disturbing questions.

First, the facts: With the arrest of five people so far, the Crime Branch has found that BMC employees were in connivance with the scamsters. This is also clear from the fact that the real beneficiaries were made to run from pillar to post. When these victims approached higher-ups, the recruiting agents were quick to threaten them with death.