Four imposters were nabbed during the ongoing physical test of police constable recruitment examinations 2016 conducted by Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board. A case of fraud was registered by Jehangirabad police.
On Friday irregularities surfaced in the physical test of the candidates which was held at the Motilal Nehru Stadium. During the process of verification of the documents, the officials found that the details during the examinations and before the physical test were not matching.
SHO Jehangirabad police Preetam Singh Thakur said that the four candidates failed to clear the verification as their finger prints, photograph and identification marks were not found similar recorded at the time of the written examination. The four were identified as Brijesh Kumar, Rambharat Gurjar, Ramnaresh Gurjar and Ramkesh Gurjar. The accused hailed from Uttar Pradesh.
In the investigation when the accused were quizzed they confessed that they have not appeared for the written examination and have paid Rs 20000- Rs 25000 to the fake candidates and after they cleared the examination they appeared for the physical test where they were nabbed after the senior official at the time of the verification grew suspicious and later the fraud was revealed, he added.
Police said that the nabbed accused have provided the details of the fake candidates who appeared in the written test and claimed that exposing their names and identity would alert them.
The four are under police custody and would be produced in the court on Saturday. The police have registered a case under section 419 and 420 of the IPC and have started further investigation.