The CBI on Thursday busted a gang of Civil Services aspirants who used unfair means through customised clandestine equipment and Bluetooth technology in the Mains 2013 examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission and arrested two persons in this connection.
Following a reference from the UPSC, the agency carried out discreet verification of the suspects and after emergence of prima facie culpability registered a case and arrested two persons including the prime accused Deepak Mann, official sources said.The accused have been booked under various Sections of IPC including criminal conspiracy and cheating. Searches were conducted at two places in Rajendernagar and Prahladpur Bangar areas of the national capital. Mann is being questioned and the matter is under further investigation, the sources said.
Recoveries during the raids included three mobile phones, two laptops, one customized clandestine equipment with Bluetooth technology, customized vest to conceal the wires, seal of gazetted officer (being verified whether fake or not) and an identity card of Sub Inspector of Delhi Police, where Mann had worked earlier.The agency has recovered bluetooth devices which were allegedly used for facilitating the answers during the examination. The recovered equipment is being sent for forensic analysis to further unravel the nexus.
Civil Services Examination, conducted by the UPSC to select IAS, IPS, IFS officers, is conducted in three stages -- preliminary, mains and interview.The UPSC had in its reference complained to the CBI that these persons were allegedly involved in the cheating racket. After further developing these inputs, the agency teams cracked down on the racket members, the sources added.