CBI to probe paper leak for Himachal Pradesh constable recruitment test
The Hindu
A written test for recruiting 1,334 constables in the State police force was conducted on March 27 this year in which 75,000 candidates had appeared after clearing physical tests
The Himachal Pradesh government on Tuesday decided to hand over to the CBI a case of the leakage of question papers for the recruitment test of constables in the state police force.
Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, in a hurriedly called press conference at his official residence Oakover here, said the State government has decided to hand over the probe into the case to the CBI.
The first reason for entrusting the task to the central investigative agency is to ensure a fair and impartial probe into the case, he said.
The case was currently being investigated by a special investigating team of the State police which itself was conducting the written test for the recruitment of constables, he added.
The second reason, the chief minister said, is the inter-state aspect of the crime as the SIT which had been probing the case till now has found criminals living in ten different States of the country involved in the paper leakage.
The opposition Congress had also demanded the probe into the case by the CBI for a fair and impartial investigation.
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