Uttar Pradesh government ordered inquiry in the alleged leak of the UP Provincial Civil Services (Preliminary) examinations in the state on Sunday. The decision came after aspirants alleged the same and created ruckus outside different exam-centers in lucknow Kanpur and other districts. Principal Secretary Alok Ranjan said the state government had set an inquiry into the matter and the findings of the probe will be obtained in a couple of days.
While interacting with media-men State Director General of Police (DGP) Arvind Kumar Jain said STF had started working in the case and very soon the culprits would be nabbed. He said the STF team had got come clue about the gang which is suspected to have role in the alleged paper leak case. The question paper of the PCS (Pre) exam, which was slated to be held on Sunday at 917 centers in 20 districts, was allegedly leaked through 'Whatsapp'.
Around 4.45 lakh aspirants were slated to appear in the PCS (Preliminary) exam to be held at different centers. "We had verified the question papers circulated on Whatsapp and the original question papers given to the students and both were found the same," Jain said. The DGP said he had informed about the paper-leak issue to the Chief Minister and state Chief Secretary. Subsequently Special Task Force (STF) had been asked to probe the case and nab the culprits. “The STF sleuths have fanned in different districts to get a clue about a gang which is suspected to have role behind the leak,’ the sources said.
According to reports, police said that during preliminary investigation it was found that the PCS (Pre) question paper was leaked for Rs 5 lakh from some aspirants and later it became viral in Whatsapp. Sources said the question paper was flashed on Whatsapp of several persons much before the exam in the morning shift started on Sunday. After the aspirants came out of the exam hall and got to know this they created a ruckus and protested the leak.
Meanwhile, a report of leak of paper at Bright Career Girls Degree College turned out to be rumour. In a report submitted to district magistrate, ACM II sated that he himself probed the case after the news of paper leak went viral. He said the exam was held peacefully and the allegation leveled by a candidate Arvind Kumar, who took the exam in room number 27 of the exam center, was baseless and untrue. “No kind of anomalies were detected during the probe,’ he said.
On the other hand, aspirants, who had reached at different exam centers in the state held protest against the paper leak and blamed the UP Public Service Commission for the leakage. At Aliganj UP Public Service Commission Bhawan, a huge number of aspirants demanded speedy action against those behind the paper leak case. They also lambasted the state government for failing to ensure the exam in a transparent way. On the news of ruckus, CP Aliganj, a lady IPS officer, reached the place along with heavy contingent of police to control the situation. News of protest of PCS aspirants was reported in Allahabad, lucknow, Varanasi, Kanpur and Faizabad also.