CRIME BRANCH OF DELHI POLICE DOES IT AGAIN – BUSTS ORGANIZED CHEATING…

CRIME BRANCH OF DELHI POLICE DOES IT AGAIN – BUSTS ORGANIZED CHEATING RACKET’ CONCERNING THE STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION, GRADUATE LEVEL EXAMINATION-2013.

DELHI POLICE AGAIN BUSTS ‘ORGANIZED CHEATING RACKET’ CONCERNING THE STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION, GRADUATE LEVEL EXAMINATION-2013.

6 PERSONS ARRESTED, ALL QUALIFIED & WELL EDUCATED.

MODERN TECHNOLOGY BEING USED TO TRANSMIT ANSWER KEYS OF QUESTION PAPERS.

INTRODUCTION:-

The Crime Branch of Delhi Police has arrested six accused persons for organized cheating during the Staff Selection Commission, Combined Graduate Level (Tier-II) Examination-2013 for the recruitment of Income Tax Inspectors, Excise Inspectors, Sub-Inspectors in CBI etc held on Sunday 29^th Sept, 2013.

The arrested persons are:-

1. Hemant Maan s/o Satbir Singh r/o Village Naya Baans, PS Shahbad Dairy, Delhi, age 24 years.
2. Sunil Kumar s/o Ram Kumar r/o Village Gossain Khera, PS Julana, Distt. Jind, Haryana, age 25 years.
3. Arvind Kumar s/o Satyapal r/o Village Mavikalan, PO Katha, Distt. Baghpat, UP, age 24 years.
4. Virender Singh s/o Satbir Singh r/o Village Baroda, PS Baroda, Distt. Sonepat, Haryana, age 24 years.
5. Yogender s/o Asharam r/o Village Luhari, PS Baraut, Distt. Baghpat, UP, age 31 years.
6. Shailender Pratap s/o Satender Singh r/o VPO Budina Kalan, PS Titawi, Distt. Muzaffar Nagar, UP, age 25 years.

BACKGROUND OF THE EXAMINATION:-

This national level examination was held on 29^th Sept 2013. The examination was being conducted simultaneously at different schools/venues across Delhi and lacs of candidates were appearing for the exam all over India. The national level figures for venues and candidates appearing for the examination are being ascertained.

The selected candidates are appointed in Group ‘B’ posts as Assistants in Central Secretariat  Service, Central Vigilance Commission, Intelligence Bureau, Ministry of Railways, Ministry of External Affairs, AFHQ, Other Ministries/Departments/Organisations, Inspector of Income Tax, Inspector (Central Excise), Inspector (Preventive Officer), Inspector (Examiner), Assistant Enforcement Officer, Sub-Inspectors in CBI, Statistical Investigator Gr.II, Inspector in Central Bureau of Narcotics and Group ‘C’ posts as Auditors in CAG, Accountant, UDC, Tax Assistant, Compiler in Registrar General of India etc. depending on their merit and choice. Any graduate from a recognized university is eligible to sit for this exam.

OPERATION:-

Reliable inputs were received in the Crime Branch of Delhi Police that the papers of SSC Combined Graduate Level Examination 2013 which is to be held all over India in two shifts on 29.09.2013 are likely to be leaked out on a large scale at various centres. The inputs said that the solved answer keys of the question papers will be sent to a number of candidates through SMS and many of the candidates would also be using Bluetooth devices. The input further said that this cheating is likely to take place at various centres in Delhi, UP, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana etc.

Besides the above general inputs, there was some specific inputs that some candidates appearing in the following centres will indulge in cheating by using modern technology:-

1.   Vidya Bal Bhawan, Sr. Sec. School, Mayur Vihar, Ph-III, Delhi.

2.   Sarvodaya Bal Vidyalaya, Sec-4, New Bldg., Dr. Ambedkar Nagar, New Delhi.

3.   I.P.E.M. International School & College, Civil Lines, Allahabad, U.P.

4.   Daya Vidya Mandir, Moti Nagar, Lucknow, U.P.

The above inputs were shared with the police forces of different states and various teams were constituted. On checking, the candidates were found cheating in the exam by using electronic devices such as cell phones, bluetooth etc. They have been arrested and taken on ten days remand for conducting further investigation.

Preliminary investigation has revealed that this is a very widespread racket going on a large scale. Large sums of money are being exchanged to facilitate the leakage of paper. On the information shared, various other law  enforcement agencies such as Himachal Pradesh Police and Uttarakhand Police have also registered similar cases and arrested several accused persons.

It may be recalled that in the past, several question papers have been found leaked. During this year only, Crime Branch has so far arrested 12 accused in RPF paper (30^th June, 2013) leakage case and 14 accused persons in SSC Paper (21^st April, 2013) leak for Combined Graduate Level (Tier-I) Exam for similar posts. Most of the accused are from Delhi and adjacent areas of NCR in Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. Urgent steps are needed to check this frequent leakage for making the system fair for the honest and hardworking candidates.