Rajasthan: Two Individuals Taken into Custody in Jail Prahari Exam Paper Leak Incident
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Synopsis
On March 24, Rajasthan's SOG arrested two suspects linked to the Jail Prahari Recruitment Exam 2018 paper leak, including TCS project manager Jagjit Singh. The investigation revealed a scheme involving Rs 60 lakh and has so far led to 19 arrests.
Key Takeaways
- Two arrests made in the Jail Prahari Recruitment Exam 2018 leak case.
- Jagjit Singh, project manager at TCS, involved in the scandal.
- Investigation revealed a scheme of Rs 60 lakh.
- 19 individuals arrested to date, including brokers and guards.
- Ongoing efforts to identify further suspects.
Jaipur, March 24 (NationPress) The Rajasthan Special Operations Group (SOG) announced on Monday the arrest of two suspects in connection with the Jail Prahari Recruitment Exam 2018 paper leak case, including Jagjit Singh, the project manager of TCS, the firm tasked with overseeing the examination.
The SOG apprehended Jagjit Singh and Karan Kumar after discovering a scheme involving around Rs 60 lakh.
ADG of ATS-SOG, V.K. Singh, confirmed the arrest of Jagjit Singh, aged 37, along with Karan Kumar, a 36-year-old resident of Jamshedpur.
Jagjit Singh, whose father is Sarabjit Singh, also hails from the Telco police station area in East Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. The investigation revealed that Jagjit and Karan Kumar were friends from school and college.
ADG Singh indicated that previous inquiries had led to the arrest of Sandeep Kandiyan, a resident of Bajana Khurd, Ganaur, who was detained in Khanpur, Sonipat.
During questioning, it was uncovered that Sandeep had communicated with Karan Kumar regarding the provision of the answer key for the Jail Prahari Recruitment Examination. Following this lead, Karan Kumar was taken into custody in Dehradun and arrested on March 23.
Further investigation revealed that Jagjit Singh had supplied the exam papers to Karan Kumar. TCS was tasked with conducting the exam by Sardar Patel University, Jodhpur. Based on this information, the SOG tracked down Jagjit Singh at his residence in Eco Village-2, Noida, leading to his arrest on Monday.
The investigative team is currently conducting a thorough interrogation of both suspects. The online examination for the direct recruitment of Jail Prahari took place in October 2018.
On October 28, 2018, acting on a tip-off, the SOG team examined the mobile devices of candidates leaving the examination center at Arya College, Kukas, Jaipur. The investigation revealed that candidates Omveer and Radheshyam had received the answer key the night before the exam, confirming a leak.
Following this revelation, an FIR was lodged by the SOG in October 2018. Since then, a total of 19 individuals have been arrested, including the mastermind, brokers, and jail guards implicated in the leak.
The investigation remains active as authorities strive to identify and apprehend additional individuals involved in this case.
