NHM Nurse Recruitment Exam Paper Leaked In MP: Exam Cancelled, Eight Held

The NHM Nursing Staff Recruitment Exam was cancelled in Gwalior in the second half of the exam scheduled to be held from 03:30 PM.

NHM Nurse Recruitment Exam In MP Cancelled Due To Paper Leak (Representational Image)

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A Contractual Nursing Staff Recruitment Exam under the National Health Mission (NHM) in Gwalior was cancelled on Tuesday, February 7, because of exam paper leak. The police have nabbed eight suspects in the matter. 

The nursing recruitment exam was underway in Gwalior when it was cancelled. The first round of the examination was held in the morning shift on Tuesday, February 7. However, the second round of the exam which was scheduled to be held in the afternoon session from 03:30 PM was cancelled. 

The Superintendent of Police, Gwalior, Amit Sanghi said based on a tip-off received on Monday night, the crime branch raided an eatery on the Gwalior-Dabra highway on Tuesday. Copies of the exam question paper were found during the raid and eight persons inside the eatery were arrested. 

“Following a tip-off received on Monday night, a crime branch team raided an eatery on the Gwalior-Dabra highway on Tuesday. Copies of the NHM nurse exam paper were found in the possession of eight persons who were inside, he added. Original documents of 80 candidates were also found with them. These documents had been allegedly `pledged' with the accused. If the leaked questions actually appeared in the examination, the candidates who had received the leaked paper were supposed to pay the accused and get back their documents,” the SP was quoted saying by PTI. 

The SP further said that as many as 39 mobile phones were seized from the arrested persons. Moreover, the gang is suspected to be a part of a larger exam paper leak racket. Among those arrested, three are from Gwalior, two each from Prayagraj and Haryana, while one is from Bihar. “The kingpin of the gang, who hails from Bihar as well, is absconding,’ the SP was further quoted saying by PTI. 

“The gang charged about Rs 2 to 3 lakh for question papers, he said. The accused were booked under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code for cheating besides the Madhya Pradesh Recognised Examination Act and Information Technology Act,’ the SP added further.