Dehradun: The Uttarakhand government has taken a major decision in the UKSSSC (Uttarakhand Subordinate Services Selection Commission) paper leak case. The government has announced the formation of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) under the supervision of a retired High Court judge. The SIT will complete its investigation within a month and submit its report to the government. Exam results will not be declared until the investigation is complete. Uttarakhand Chief Secretary Anand Vardhan confirmed this.
He stated that we are learning a lot from this entire incident, and any shortcomings will be rectified. The state government does not want young people to be deceived in any way. Strict action will be taken against those who conspired against them. The government has also appealed to the public that anyone with information on such cases can share the information with the state government, administration, and police.
Special Investigation Team:
- Chairperson – Jaya Baluni, Superintendent of Police, Rural, Dehradun
- Member – Ankit Kandari, Circle Officer, Dehradun
- Member – Laxman Singh Negi, Inspector, Local Intelligence Unit, Dehradun
- Member – Girish Negi, Sub-Inspector/Station Head, Raipur, Dehradun
- Member – Mr. Rajesh Dhyani, Sub-Inspector, Cyber Police Station, Dehradun
This team will investigate the matter thoroughly and submit its report to the government within one month. The government will take further action based on this report. Last Sunday (September 21), the UKSSSC conducted a written examination for graduate-level posts. The examination began simultaneously at 11 am at 445 centers across the state, but shortly after the examination began, screenshots of the question papers surfaced. Following this, the Uttarakhand Unemployed Association alleged a paper leak. This incident caused an uproar in the state. Following this, a petition was submitted to Dehradun SSP Ajay Singh by the UKSSSC.
Late on September 21st, Dehradun SSP Ajay Singh and UKSSSC Chairman GS Martolia held a joint press conference. During this, UKSSSC Chairman GS Martolia stated that it was surprising how the question paper had escaped from the examination center despite the jammer. He also stated that the paper had not been leaked; only three pages of the question paper had escaped.
When the police began investigating the matter, the name of a man named Khalid surfaced, who was arrested yesterday (September 23rd) in Haridwar. Police also detained Khalid’s sisters, although one was later released, while the other sister, Sabia, was arrested. The investigation revealed that the paper had been leaked from Adarsh Bal Sadan Inter College, Bahadurpur Jat, Haridwar, where Khalid had also gone to take the exam.
The investigation revealed that the center where Khalid was taking the exam had a total of 18 rooms. A total of 15 jammers were installed at the exam center, but rooms 9, 17, and 18 were not. Khalid was taking the exam in one of these rooms, room 9. From this room, Khalid sent three exam pages to his sister, Sabia, using a device, and Sabia sent them to Professor Suman Chauhan.
Currently, Khalid and his two sisters are in police custody. However, Khalid’s mobile phone is missing. Police had reported that Khalid had fled to Lucknow after the case broke. However, while returning from there, police arrested him in Haridwar. Currently, the police are searching for Khalid’s mobile phone, which he had misplaced somewhere. The police hope that Khalid’s mobile phone may reveal many secrets.
It should be noted that on Saturday night, September 20th, just before the UKSSSC exam, the police also arrested cheating mafia Hakam Singh and his accomplice. Both of them are accused of deceiving some candidates by promising them passage in the EGMAS and on this basis, the accused had demanded Rs 15 lakh each from them.
