2 booked for leaking departmental exam paper

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has booked a director with the Chief Post Master General (CPMG) workplace in Rajasthan’s Jaipur, together with a personal individual, for allegedly leaking a paper of the departmental aggressive examination held in September 2019.

The accused individuals have been recognized as CPMG director N.R. Meena and his conduit, Shyam. The case pertains to the examination carried out for the posts of assistants/sorting assistants within the postal divisions on September 15, 2019.

Two papers have been ready for the examination, one equipped by the Postal Directorate in Delhi and the opposite by Mr. Meena, through which 908 candidates appeared. One of them later lodged a criticism alleging that though he had carried out properly within the first paper, he discovered the questions within the second paper to be “very tough”.

Stating that a number of undeserving candidates nonetheless managed to qualify, the complainant alleged that corrupt means had been adopted in conducting the examination.

Taking cognisance of the matter, the authorities held a pattern take a look at through which 153 candidates appeared. However, those that had scored highest marks in each the papers skipped the take a look at. Some others, who had obtained good marks earlier, carried out poorly in the identical paper, elevating suspicion.

During the departmental inquiry, one of many candidates admitted to have paid ₹3 lakh to Mr. Meena for getting a duplicate of the paper. Ahead of the take a look at, he had stayed with 12 different candidates who have been offered handwritten papers for ₹3 lakh every. The cash was paid by way of Shyam, it was alleged.