Last Update: October 03, 2022, 21:25 IST
JEE Main 2021 exam was allegedly hacked by a Russian national (Representational image)
In September last year, the agency had registered a case against Affinity Education Pvt Ltd and its three directors, Siddharth Krishna, Vishwambhar Mani Tripathi and Govind Varshney, besides other touts and associates, for alleged manipulation of exams.
The CBI has detained a Russian national at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in connection with its probe into alleged rigging of JEE (Mains) exam last year. Officials gave this information on Monday. He said the central agency had issued a ‘look out circular’ against the foreign national suspected of being the main hacker for the alleged manipulation of the prestigious exam.
He said the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was alerted by central agencies when Russian nationals arrived at the airport from abroad. He said he was immediately taken into custody by the CBI and is being questioned in connection with the investigation of the JEE manipulation case by the agency.
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Sources said the suspect may be taken into custody. last September, agency had booked affinity education Private Limited and its three directors, Siddharth Krishna, Vishwambhar Mani Tripathi and Govind Varshney, besides other touts and associates for alleged manipulation of the examination.
It was alleged that the three directors, in connivance with other associates and touts, were manipulating the online examination of JEE (Mains) and helping aspiring students get admission in top national institutions. technology Taking huge amount of consideration by solving the question papers of the applicants through remote access from a chosen exam center at Sonipat (Haryana).
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