The 13 accused arrested so far include two constables of J&K Police, a CRPF officer, a former CRPF constable, a teacher, a commandant of BSF and an ASI of J&K Police.
The 13 accused arrested so far include two constables of J&K Police, a CRPF officer, a former CRPF constable, a teacher, a commandant of BSF and an ASI of J&K Police.
Four, including a police officer and a CRPF jawan, were arrested on Monday in the Jammu and Kashmir Police Sub-Inspector (JKPSI) recruitment scam, taking the total number of arrests to 13.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested the then Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of Jammu and Kashmir Police, a CRPF constable posted at 160 Battalion, VI, Jammu, packing in-charge of a printing press of a private company. and a resident of Karnal, said a CBI spokesperson.
The 13 accused arrested so far include two constables of J&K Police, a CRPF officer, a former CRPF constable, a teacher, a BSF commandant and an ASI of J&K Police.
“During investigation, it was found that the packing in-charge of a printing press had allegedly stolen the question paper of JKPSI exam while it was being packed and the leaked question paper was sold to an accused in Rewari. who had been arrested earlier.” CBI said.
The accused, who hails from Haryana, had approached other touts based in Jammu and Kashmir to solicit candidates for the sale of the leaked question paper. “J&K brokers allegedly took candidates from Jammu to Karnal [Haryana] One day before the exam. It was also alleged that vehicles were arranged by the ASI to take the candidates to Karnal,” the CBI said.
The accused based in Karnal had arranged a hotel in Karnal to provide leaked question papers to the candidates. “CRPF Constable” [arrested on Monday] Leaked question papers were allegedly provided to some candidates.
The SI’s recruitment list was embroiled in controversy after allegations of multiple candidates from the same family being included in the list. Similarly, there was a modest presence of successful candidates from the Kashmir Valley. The J&K Home Department on June 4 this year declared the merit list of 1,200 Sub-Inspector candidates who had appeared for the exam on March 3, 2022. The list was declared by the Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board and more than 97,000 candidates appeared. Examination
The Jammu and Kashmir government had constituted an inquiry committee to probe it. Later, the Lieutenant Governor’s administration ordered a CBI inquiry into the scam.