SOG submits in court sanction to prosecute Babulal Katara
Jaipur: Police's special operations group (SOG) Thursday submitted before the special Enforcement Directorate (ED) court here the prosecution sanction granted by state govt to proceed against suspended Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC) member Babulal Katara in the 2022 Second Grade Teacher Exam paper leak case.
The prosecution sanction was submitted before the court by SOG's special public prosecutor BS Chauhan. Katara has been in jail for over two years and was denied bail April by a special CBI court, which cited strong evidence and the seriousness of the offence. Katara is accused of leaking the exam paper in collaboration with his nephew and others, allegedly accepting payments in cash, gold, and iPhones in return.
Police found the leaked paper being solved by candidates in a bus, leading to multiple arrests. Prosecutors argue that Katara, who was entrusted with preparing the exam, abused his position and played a key role in the leak. Chargesheets filed by ACB and Udaipur police name him as a central figure in the organised network behind the leak.
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