Real-life 'Munna Bhai': Proxy candidates among 10 arrested for UPTET malpractice

It is noteworthy that the UPTET was cancelled last year following the alleged question paper leak.

New Delhi: As many as 10 real-life 'Munna Bhai' were arrested on Sunday (January 23, 2022) for allegedly engaging in acts of examination malpractice during the Uttar Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test (UPTET) 2021.

A proxy candidate, identified as Amarjeet Verma, was arrested from Pratapgarh's Saket Girls Inter College examination centre. He was appearing in place of aspirant Vivek Kumar and an electronic device was recovered from him.

Likewise, Vijay Bahadur Saroj, appearing in the exam in place of Deepak Kumar, was arrested from Prayagraj, a Special Task Force (STF) statement issued in Lucknow informed.