7 UP Police Constables Arrested in Connection with the Leak of UP Police Recruitment Exam Papers
According to authorities on Wednesday, the Special Task Force (STF) of the Uttar Pradesh Police has detained seven individuals from Delhi and Meerut for their suspected roles in the recent police recruitment test paper leak incident. According to a statement from the STF, the defendants are claimed to be part of a group that was engaged in the question paper leak of the Uttar Pradesh Recruitment and Promotion Board examination on February 17 and 18.
The test was canceled by the state administration due to claims of a widespread paper leak. This month, a few persons were taken into custody. Deepak, Bittu, Praveen, Rohit, Naveen, and Sahil—all district residents—were taken into custody on Tuesday night from a home near the Kanker Kheda Police station in Meerut, according to the police. Pramod Pathak, a resident of Gautam Buddha Nagar, was detained the same evening in Mukharjee Nagar, Delhi.
According to the STF statement, their group also sets up paper solvers and leaks questions to applicants getting ready for competitive tests. According to the police, the culprit had cash, several cell phones, solved question papers, and other documents pertaining to the 2024 constable recruitment test taken from him. According to them, the accused promised to leak the question paper in exchange for taking from the aspirants anything from Rs 8 lakh to Rs 10 lakh.
The STF has filed two First Information Reports (FIRs) against the accused in the Kankar Kheda and Sector 39 Police stations of Meerut and Gautam Buddha Nagar districts under sections 419 (punishment for cheating by personation), 420 (cheating by inducement), 467 (forgery of valuable documents), 468 (forgery for the purpose of cheating), 471 (using as genuine a forged document), and 386 (extortion by putting any person in fear of death or of grievous hurt).
