Admit cards, candidate lists found after police arrest man accused of leaking Bihar constable recruitment exam
Sources say Rajkishore is allegedly an associate of 2024 NEET-UG “mastermind” Sanjeev Mukhiya
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The Central Selection Board of Constables had advertised 21,391 constable vacancies in the Bihar Police on June 9, 2023, for which more than 18 lakh candidates applied, and the written examination was scheduled across 37 districts on October 1, 7, and 15, 2023, in two sittings on each day.
Bihar Police’s Economic Offences Unit Saturday arrested a key suspect in the 2023 Bihar Police constable recruitment paper leak case.
The accused, Rajkishore Kumar (35), carried a reward of Rs 1 lakh, said DIG (EOU) Manavjeet Singh Dhillon, adding that multiple admit cards and detailed candidate lists for various recruitment examinations were allegedly recovered from his possession.
The documents seized included names, roll numbers, districts, dates of birth, exam dates, category details, and booklet numbers of several aspirants in exams such as the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET), the electricity department recruitment test, and the CSBC constable examination.
Sources say that Rajkishore is allegedly an associate of 2024 NEET-UG “mastermind” Sanjeev Mukhiya, who is also booked for orchestrating at least three competitive exam question paper leaks.
According to the officer, more than Rs 1.5 crore was traced to his bank accounts, believed to be proceeds collected from candidates.
The Central Selection Board of Constables had advertised 21,391 constable vacancies in the Bihar Police on June 9, 2023, for which more than 18 lakh candidates applied, and the written examination was scheduled across 37 districts on October 1, 7, and 15, 2023, in two sittings on each day.
Following the October 1 session, allegations surfaced on social media platforms about large-scale malpractice, paper leaks, and “centre setting”. Several Telegram channels, such as “Bihar Police Question Quiz,” “Bihar Police Question Out 2023,” and “Prime Education (Leak Questions)”, circulated answer keys.
“The first-shift answer key was leaked on Telegram by 7:59 am, and the second-shift answer key by 12:05 pm, before the exam had even begun in certain centres,” according to the FIR lodged with the EOU. In light of confirmed irregularities, the exam scheduled for October 1 was cancelled by CSBC after investigation.
Following multiple complaints to the EOU via email and helpline number, an official FIR was registered at the Economic Offences police station in Patna on October 31, 2023.
Investigators had found that organised syndicates had been active since June 2023, promising candidates “guaranteed success” in exchange for payments ranging between Rs 80,000 and Rs 90,000. The groups circulated material using Telegram and WhatsApp, arranged electronic devices for cheating, and colluded with some exam centres, police said.
Police said that multiple FIRs and arrests had earlier been made statewide in the same leak, and as the probe widened, it uncovered an organised racket targeting competitive exams.
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