Uttarakhand police arrested a man and his associate in a paper leak case. The accused allegedly demanded Rs 12-15 lakh from students in exchange for helping them in passing a recruitment exam for a state government job. An audio recording is also with the police as evidence, where the accused can be heard demanding Rs 15 lakh from a student.
“We received information that some students had been contacted by some persons promising to help them clear the examination. Police and the STF investigated the matter and found that a man, identified as Pankaj Gaur, contacted six students and demanded Rs 12-15 lakh from them in exchange for ensuring their success in the exam,” SSP (STF) Navneet Singh Bhullar said on Saturday.
During interrogation, Gaur revealed that he was in touch with Hakam Singh, the mastermind of the paper leak racket, the SSP added.
The examination for which the money was demanded by the accused is to be held on Sunday. A case was registered against the duo at the Patel Nagar police station, and both Gaur and Singh were arrested.
"Ever since a strict anti-cheating law was introduced in the state, the police, STF, and intelligence units remain active whenever recruitment exams are held. The arrests were made only after verification of all the details. It was found that the accused used to demand money from candidates, promising to help them pass exams," Dehradun SSP Ajai Singh said.
Meanwhile, speaking to the media regarding the irregularities in the graduate-level examination conducted by the Commission, UKSSC Chairman Ganesh Singh Martolia says, "You cannot call it a paper leak. Three pages of the question paper were somehow leaked from one centre... We install jammers in all centres so we can assure that the paper has not been shared online or with anyone... We are sending a letter to SSP Dehradun and STF to look into the matter. We are also carrying out an investigation at our level."
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