Summary:
"Army Recruitment director, Col.
Vijay Kumar admitted that there is no drug test before the run, which is about 1600 meters (400 meters round each). In Feb 2016, nearly 1,500 youngsters from UP were caught trying to cheat their way into the Indian Army by using performance enhancing drugs, including steroids and opium, at a camp in Mainpuri. Army officials' claim that many of the drugs found from the candidates have not been identified as yet as they were found in unlabelled bottles and syringes. He said that the drugs and other items were seized during frisking that precedes the registration of candidates. However, no action has been taken so far against any of the candidates as the accused haven't yet been identified..