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Indian Express
13 hours ago
- Indian Express
Admit cards, candidate lists found after police arrest man accused of leaking Bihar constable recruitment exam
Bihar Police's Economic Offences Unit Saturday arrested a key suspect in the 2023 Bihar Police constable recruitment paper leak case. The accused, Rajkishore Kumar (35), carried a reward of Rs 1 lakh, said DIG (EOU) Manavjeet Singh Dhillon, adding that multiple admit cards and detailed candidate lists for various recruitment examinations were allegedly recovered from his possession. The documents seized included names, roll numbers, districts, dates of birth, exam dates, category details, and booklet numbers of several aspirants in exams such as the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET), the electricity department recruitment test, and the CSBC constable examination. Sources say that Rajkishore is allegedly an associate of 2024 NEET-UG 'mastermind' Sanjeev Mukhiya, who is also booked for orchestrating at least three competitive exam question paper leaks. According to the officer, more than Rs 1.5 crore was traced to his bank accounts, believed to be proceeds collected from candidates. The Central Selection Board of Constables had advertised 21,391 constable vacancies in the Bihar Police on June 9, 2023, for which more than 18 lakh candidates applied, and the written examination was scheduled across 37 districts on October 1, 7, and 15, 2023, in two sittings on each day. Following the October 1 session, allegations surfaced on social media platforms about large-scale malpractice, paper leaks, and 'centre setting'. Several Telegram channels, such as 'Bihar Police Question Quiz,' 'Bihar Police Question Out 2023,' and 'Prime Education (Leak Questions)', circulated answer keys. 'The first-shift answer key was leaked on Telegram by 7:59 am, and the second-shift answer key by 12:05 pm, before the exam had even begun in certain centres,' according to the FIR lodged with the EOU. In light of confirmed irregularities, the exam scheduled for October 1 was cancelled by CSBC after investigation. Following multiple complaints to the EOU via email and helpline number, an official FIR was registered at the Economic Offences police station in Patna on October 31, 2023. Investigators had found that organised syndicates had been active since June 2023, promising candidates 'guaranteed success' in exchange for payments ranging between Rs 80,000 and Rs 90,000. The groups circulated material using Telegram and WhatsApp, arranged electronic devices for cheating, and colluded with some exam centres, police said. Police said that multiple FIRs and arrests had earlier been made statewide in the same leak, and as the probe widened, it uncovered an organised racket targeting competitive exams.
Hindustan Times
14 hours ago
- Hindustan Times
Punjab CM: Cops to get ₹1.2 lakh for 1-kg heroin seizure from next year
The cops performing well in the 'Yudh Nashian Virudh' (anti-drug war) campaign will receive monetary reward, chief minister Bhagwant Mann has said while claiming that the narcotics supply network has been on its last legs. During his Independence Day speech in Faridkot, he said, 'It has been decided that from March 1, 2026, the police personnel recovering 1-kg heroin will get a cash reward of ₹1.2 lakh.' Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann (PTI file) Asserting that Pakistan has been the source of the drugs reaching the state, he said the government has demolished houses built using drug money, jailed smugglers and curbed the open sale of drugs. 'Punjab is the first state in the country to have its own anti-drone system which will destroy any flying object coming from the other side of the border. For the first time, an anti-drug syllabus has been introduced in the schools of the state to make students aware of the scourge of drugs,' he added. The CM offered prayers at Tilla Baba Sheikh Farid. Mann highlighted that Punjab has topped the National Achievement Survey 2025 in all subjects for the first time since 2017. 'The government school students are clearing JEE and NEET, and Punjab-origin players captain the national football, basketball, women's cricket and men's hockey teams,' he said. He lauded the academic achievements of girls, pointing out that the Class 8 and Class 10 toppers — Navjot Kaur and Akshnoor Kaur — of 2025 hailed from Faridkot.
The Hindu
19 hours ago
- The Hindu
Police warn medical aspirants not to fall prey to middlemen
The Central Crime Branch (CCB) of Greater Chennai City Police (GCP) has cautioned the medical aspirants not to fall prey to middlemen claiming to secure medical college seats for money. Issuing an advisory, the police said the admissions to medical colleges are done based on a rank list that was prepared from marks scored by candidates in National Eligibility- Cum-Entrance Test (NEET) and seats are allotted through counselling process. The advisory comes in the wake of petitions received at the public grievance redressal camp wherein complaints of fraud by middlemen who offered to get medical seats for money were also received. Greater Chennai City Police Commissioner A. Arun appealed to the public to be vigilant and not believe middlemen who promise to get medical seats for money. He advised the public to participate in the counselling process conducted by the government and visit the colleges.
