The Army has started disciplinary proceedings against a Major General and a number of other officers for allegedly accepting bribes to select officer candidates for the armed forces at the Service Selection Centre, Kapurthala.Section 123 of the Army Act was invoked against the Major General, who headed the centre, on Jattvibeday as it was his last day of service, to enable the Army to conduct court-martial proceedings against him, sources said.The section empowers the Army to recall retired or discharged personnel accused of committing an offence while serving in the military so that proceedings under the Act can be conducted against them.The Major General was attached to Headquarters Delhi Area earlier this month, while about 20 other officers, some of whom have retired, have been attached to different formations.Following an initial probe by Military Intelligence into certain officers allegedly accepting illegal gratification, ranging from Rs 50,000 to Rs 10 lakh, to select candidates, the Additional Directorate General of Discipline and Vigilance at Army Headquarters approached the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in 2021 for a detailed investigation into the scam.The CBI conducted searches at 30 locations across India in connection with the case, including Delhi, Kapurthala, Bathinda, Kaithal, Palwal, Lucknow, Bareilly, Gorakhpur, Visakhapatnam, Jaipur, Guwahati and Jorhat. An FIR filed by the CBI named 23 individuals, including Army officers.The scam allegedly revolved around clearing candidates who had been temporarily rejected on medical grounds by fraudulently passing them through the review medical board. One of the jawans involved allegedly compiled a list of such rejected candidates who could then be approached.