The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached movable and immovable properties worth Rs 3.11 crore belonging to accused persons in the paper leak case of Rajasthan on money laundering charges.
The agency attached the properties of Babulal Katara, Suresh Kumar alias Suresh Bishnoi, Suresh Dhaka, Bhupendra Saran, Anil Meena alias Sher Singh Meena and others under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) on August 18.
The ED initiated investigation under PMLA on the basis of FIRs registered by Rajasthan Police under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) against Suresh Kumar alias Suresh Bishnoi, Suresh Dhaka, Bhupendra Saran and other related persons.
The ED said investigation under PMLA revealed that the accused persons leaked the question paper of General Knowledge of Senior Teacher Grade II Competitive Examination, 2022 to be conducted by Rajasthan Public Service Commission on December 21, 2022, December 22, 2022 and December 24 last year at various places in Rajasthan.
Investigation further revealed that Babulal Katara, RPSC member leaked the said question paper and sold it to Anil Meena alias Sher Singh Meena who further supplied the said leaked papers to Bhupendra Saran and Suresh Dhaka and other agents, the ED said in a statement.
The leaked paper was provided to candidates for a consideration of Rs 8 to10 lakh per candidate.
The leaked paper was provided to approximately 150 candidates in Udaipur and 30 candidates in Jaipur, the agency said.
The probe further revealed that these accused persons are involved in various malpractices such as paper leak racket and setting of dummy candidates in competitive exams among others. Further investigation is under progress, it added.