SHIMLA: Investigation in the police recruitment examination paper leak case has revealed that oragnised gangs from Bihar, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana linked to each other have roped their agents in the printing presses of Northern India from where they managed to leak the question papers days before the examination and then sell it to candidates with the help of agents and coaching centres.
Himachal Pradesh DGP Sanjay Kundu said that as the paper leak is emerging as the big organised crime in country, there is need to have a printing press at government level having foolproof arrangements and this issue has already been brought into the notice of central agencies.
While addressing media persons in Shimla on Monday, DGP Sanjay Kundu along with the DIG Madhusudan who is heading the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of police said that investigation is continuing and no clean chit has been given to any officer or employee in this case.
Madhusudan said that if involvement of any officer or employee is found in this case then he will not be spared irrespective of position the officer or employee may be holding. He said that some people from other states are yet to be arrested and teams are working on it.
Kundu said that considering the volume of paper leak cases being reported from different states, a high security government printing press is needed to stop this practice by printing the question paper under foolproof arrangement.
It was informed that so far 171 accused have been arrested in this case of which 91 are from Kangra district, 23 from Mandi district, 20 from Solan district, 3 each from Kullu, Chamba and Bilaspur districts, 15 from Hamirpur district and 5 from Sirmaur district.
Two accused have managed to get bail, 47 are in judicial custody while one is in police custody in Una. So far, 46 agents have been arrested of which 21 are from Himachal Pradesh and 25 are from different states. Total 116 candidates and 9 parents/guardians have also been arrested in the case.
Madhusudan said that candidates who bought the question papers went to Chandigarh, Panchkula and other places a day before the written examination where they were shown the questions and answers.
He said that from the arrested accused 185 mobile phones, 5 laptops, 10 hard discs, 3 pen drives, 3 dongles, Indian Rs 10,89,760 cash, Nepali currency worth 6000, 3 memory cards and 6 cars have been recovered.
