
More probationer SIs come underscanner for 2021 exam paper leak
Officials suspect Yadav was in contact with various candidates before the exam.
According to sources, Yadav also provided the leaked paper to the son of milkman Ravindra Saini, from whom he regularly bought milk, and to Satyendra Singh Yadav, an acquaintance. Both cleared the exam with top scores and joined the police training academy. While Satyendra was arrested on Friday, Saini remains on the run. Sources said that Yadav was furious when he learned that his son Bharat failed to clear the physical test while Satyendra and Saini managed to clear it.
"We have already arrested Yadav and his son. Yadav was posted as head constable in the security detail of former chief minister Ashok Gehlot," said an official. Investigators believe Yadav obtained the paper from Kundan Kumar Pandya, another accused in the SI paper leak case, who purchased it from suspended RPSC member Babulal Katara.
Police suspect Yadav to have attempted to profit from the leak. "It is unlikely that SI question papers, which other gangs were selling for as high as Rs 25 lakh, would be given away for free," an official said.
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The SOG has not ruled out the possibility of Yadav selling the paper to others.
The investigation revealed that Pandya, after acquiring the paper, first handed it to his daughter Riddhi, then to his niece Neha and nephew Naitik. All three were arrested last month. Officials said Yadav's modus operandi closely followed that of Pandya.
"Pandya first gave the question papers to his daughter, niece, and nephews, and then he sold it to others. This raises suspicions about whether Yadav was also working on the same lines," said the official. The SOG is now analysing Yadav's call data records and location details to identify other possible beneficiaries of the leaked paper.
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