Guwahati, April 22 -- Allegations of massive anomalies have come to light within the Assam Forest Department concerning the regularization of Muster Roll, Work Charged, and Casual workers.

Sources said the alleged scam could eclipse even the infamous APSC recruitment scandal, which reportedly involves the creation of a vast number of fake documents to benefit ineligible candidates, much to the detriment of those with legitimate claims.

The issue traces back to a series of 64 Writ Petitions filed between 2004 and 2013 at the Gauhati High Court by one Upen Das and 836 other similarly situated workers. These petitioners sought the regularization of their services across various departments of the Assam government, along with associated ben...