State government transferred the probe into test paper leak of Excise constable and Review Officer exams, to the Crime Branch-Criminal Investigation Department (CB-CID).
The case regarding leak was registered on the complaint of controversial IPS officer, Amitabh Thakur and so far, the matter is investigated by the sleuths of the Special Task Force.
Amitabh claimed to have written to DGP Javeed Ahmad on January 30 last that there is immense political pressure on the local police in the two cases because of which even the FIR was not registered despite repeated complaints right from the police station to the State DGP and FIRs got registered only after CJM lucknow’s orders, where same inaction was being shown even during the investigation. On February 6, the DGP recommended STF investigation in the two cases. After change of regime, the State government decided through its order dated March 17, issued by Home Secretary Mani Prasad Mishra to get the two cases investigated by CB-CID. Now on Friday, the probe was formally transferred and is investigated by the sleuths of lucknow sector of CB-CID.
FIRs about leak of test paper of second session of Excise constable Exam conducted by UP Subordinate Services Selection Commission held on 25 September 2016 and leak of General Hindi paper in second shift of examination on 27 November, last year for the Review officer Preliminary exam conducted by UP Public Service Commission had been registered respectively at Vibhuti Khand and Hazratganj police station.