--After taking arrestees in remand: The police here probing a cash-for- job scam were confirmed that the accused persons who were earlier arrested for the crime had leaked the question papers to the job aspirants prior to the exams conducted by the OSSC.
"The accused involved in the scam supplemented question papers to the aspirants. This was confirmed after taking two of the accused on remand and further interrogations. We have informed about the same to the OSSC to take further course of action," said Superintendent of Police Sagarika Nath today.
"They were also involved in similar crimes in the State of Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Delhi, which they confessed during interrogation. The modus operandi is that the syndicate after securing orginal certificates of the job aspirants collect fifty percent of amount fixed for the job if the question papers matched after exams and the rest amount once the aspirants cleared the exams. The scamster used to charge Rs 8 to Rs 10 lakh from each candidate," revealed Nath.
The masterminds have been identified and they would be nabbed soon. In fact, the kingpins operate from outside and pull the strings while the middlemen operate as conduits, the SP said.
Notably, nine people including a woman were arrested by police following raids at different places including at Digha, West Bengal on July 16 after an alert and 88 candidates were held.
The accused were identified as Vijendra Kumar, Raj Kumar, Deepak Kumar, Ajay Kumar, Md K Siddique, Biswaranjan Mohapatra, Md Kamirudduin, Mutakim Khan and Shaina Parween.