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Rajasthan second grade teacher recruitment exam paper leaked; 44 held
The Hindu
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has announced the cancellation of the examination. The Opposition BJP, while targeting the government over the issue, demanded a strict action against those who leaked the paper.
At least 44 people, including 37 students and seven experts, were arrested in Rajasthan’s Udaipur district in connection with the paper leak a few hours before the second grade teacher recruitment examination was to begin across the State on December 24, police said.
The general knowledge examination for teacher recruitment to be conducted by the Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC) been cancelled now.
“Among those arrested include the alleged mastermind of the paper leak, Suresh Vishnoi, a resident of Jodhpur,” police said. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has announced the cancellation of the examination.
The Opposition BJP, while targeting the government over the issue, demanded a strict action against those who leaked the paper.
Acting on a tip-off that the paper has been leaked and a private bus carrying the candidates was coming to Udaipur, police teams stopped a vehicle at an intersection in Bekariya police station circle in the morning, Udaipur Superintendent of Police Vikas Sharma said.
He said the candidates travelling in the bus were having the leaked examination paper in their possession.
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