Rajasthan Police Detains 15 Trainee Sub-Inspectors For Using Unfair Means In Recruitment Exam

According to the Rajasthan Police, the detained trainee cleared the exams allegedly by using leaked question papers and dummy candidates.

15 trainee cops detained in Rajasthan. (Representative Image)

Source : PTI

Jaipur: Fifteen trainee Rajasthan Police sub-inspectors, including the examination topper were detained on Monday for allegedly passing the recruitment exam in 2021 through the use of leaked question papers and proxy candidates, as per an official statement.

The Rajasthan Police's Special Operations Group (SOG) dispatched a team to the Rajasthan Police Academy where the implicated individuals were undergoing training, effecting their detention, as reported by news agency PTI. Additionally, one sub-inspector was apprehended from the Police Training School located in Kishangarh, Ajmer, while two others were detained from their respective villages, the official disclosed.

V K Singh, the ADG of the state police's ATS and SOG said the Rajasthan Public Service Commission conducted the Sub-Inspector and Platoon Commander Recruitment exam in 2021.

"After receiving information that a criminal gang leaked the question paper and got a few candidates recruited, it was verified and an FIR registered. Fifteen suspected trainees have been brought to the SOG headquarters for questioning," the police officer said.

The probe agency also suspects that besides obtaining the question paper before the exam, dummy candidates were arranged for a few candidates who lacked the aptitude to write the test on their own.

SIT has also issued a helpline number- 9530429258. Major action by the Rajasthan Police in Sub-Inspector Recruitment Exam paper leak," the Rajasthan Police said in a post X on Tuesday.

पेपरलीक पर लगाम लगाने के लिए गठित एसआईटी की पुख्ता कार्रवाई है जारी।

SIT ने जारी किये है हेल्पलाइन नंबर 9530429258 भी।

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— Rajasthan Police (@PoliceRajasthan) March 4, 2024

Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma also acknowledged the development, affirming that paper leak incidents are being effectively managed in the new Rajasthan of new India. He praised the success of the SIT in preventing such leaks, emphasizing the state's commitment to curbing such malpractices.