Paper leak case: The Special Task Force (STF) of Uttar Pradesh arrested six more accused of gang involved in the recent police recruitment exam paper leak from Muzaffarnagar, officials said. The arrest was made on March 5 from Meerut. The STF team also recovered eight mobile phones along with question papers and answer keys.
The STF has one more accused who was involved in the paper leak of the police recruitment exam.
A gang was involved in the question paper leak of the written examination conducted by the Uttar Pradesh Recruitment and Promotion Board on February 17 and 18. More than 48 lakh candidates had appeared in the examination, which was held on February 17 and 18 across the state, for over 60,000 constable recruitment posts in Uttar Pradesh. A re-examination will be conducted within six months.
Six accused arrested
- Bittu Singh Bahadur son of Dayaram Singh, resident of village Alipur in Meerut
- Sahil, son of Amarnath, resident of Shobhapur in Meerut
- Naveen son Salekhchand, resident of Shobhapur in Meerut
- Rohit Kumar, son of Vinod Kumar, resident of TP Nagar in Meerut
- Deepak, son of Dinesh, resident of Sunrise Colony in Meerut
- Praveen Kumar son of Ompal Singh resident of 136 Nagalatasi in Meerut
Following a collective investigation and scrutiny, the following facts came to light:
- The question paper and answer key of the second shift of the Uttar Pradesh Police recruitment examination held on February 7 and 8, 2024, were made available to residents of Haryana named Pravesh Pradhan, Gulzar and Gaurav.
- Pravesh Pradhan, Gulzar, Asif, and Gaurav had obtained the aforementioned question paper and answer key from Rohit alias Lalit.
- Rohit alias Lalit had procured the question paper and answer key from Deepu alias Deepak.
- Deepu alias Deepak, Bitadhu Singh, Pravesh Pradhan, Asif, Monu, and Gulzar takes contract of getting the papers out for the recruitment examinations.
- Deepu alias Deepak and his associates receive the question papers and answer keys for recruitment examinations from someone residing in Haryana.
- Praveen, Rohit alias Lalit, Navin Kumtar, Sahil, Dabbu, and Gaurav procure the papers for the candidates.
- These people receive Rs 8 to 0 lakh from each candidate for the said work.
Legal action under sections 466, 420, 467, 468, 471, and 20B of the Indian Penal Code, as well as sections 3, 4, 7, 8, and 9 of the Public Examination Act, is being initiated against the arrested accused at Kankerkhera Police Station, Meerut district.
UP Police Recruitment Board chairperson removed
This came a day after the Uttar Pradesh government removed the Chairperson of the UP Police Recruitment Board Renuka Mishra. Mishra wa replaced with IPS officer Rajeev Krishna. Mishra was put on the "wait list" after her removal from the post and Director Vigilance Krishna was given the additional responsibility of the board.
The action came days after the UP police constable recruitment examination was cancelled following allegations of a question paper leak. The state government on February 24 cancelled the police constable recruitment examination, adding that a re-examination would be conducted within six months.
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