CURATED BY – CHANDAN KUMAR CHAUBEY | CITYCHIEFNEWS

Patna, Patna Police has arrested 4 more fake candidates for rigging the constable recruitment exam. Someone else (scholar) had given the written exam in their place. This was revealed when these four candidates had reached the center in Gardanibagh to give the physical test, then their fingerprints did not match in the biometric attendance. When the police interrogated them strictly, all four confessed their crime. So far a total of 17 fake candidates have been caught and sent to jail.
The fake candidates caught told that a scholar had given the written exam in their place. Along with this, so far a total of 17 fake criminals have been caught in the fourth week in this case, while so far a total of 43 people have been arrested and sent to jail. Let us tell you that the Central Selection Board had recently conducted a written exam to fill 21,391 vacant posts of Bihar Police Constable. About 17 lakh 87 thousand 720 candidates had applied for this examination. Out of which about 12 lakh candidates appeared in the examination. The written examination was conducted on 7, 11, 18, 21, 25 and 28 August, 2024. In which 1 lakh 7 thousand 79 candidates passed the examination. The result of the written examination was declared on 14 November.

After which the physical test and document verification is going on at Shaheed Rajendra Prasad Singh Government High School, Gardnibagh from 9 December 2024 to 10 March 2025. Meanwhile, the Central Selection Board (Sepoy Recruitment) issued a weekly bulletin and said that when biometric attendance of 4 candidates who passed the written examination was done, their finger did not match. After which four fake cadets were arrested on 4 January. During interrogation, all four told that they did not appear in the written examination and passed. In his place, a scholar was seated. On January 4, 8 thousand candidates were called for physical test in the physical efficiency test of the fourth week, but only 6444 candidates were able to appear. In the fourth week, a case was registered against a total of 17 candidates and all were sent to jail.

There is a continuous talk of rigging in the constable recruitment exam. Which is being investigated seriously. Let us tell you that the constable recruitment exam was earlier held on 1 October 2023, but the paper was leaked 4 days before the exam, due to which this exam was canceled. When the Economic Offenses Unit investigated the matter, it was revealed that the mastermind of the constable recruitment paper leak is Sanjeev Mukhiya alias Lutan, a resident of Nagarnausa, Nalanda.

After which the police started arresting him. After this disclosure of EOU, the constable recruitment exam was conducted again. Now the matter of rigging is coming to the fore in it. Patna Police has arrested 4 more fake candidates for rigging in the constable recruitment exam. In his place someone else (scholar) had appeared for the written examination.