Five held for impersonating candidates during teacher recruitment exam

In a nationwide crackdown on a dummy candidate racket linked to alleged irregularities in a 2022 teacher recruitment examination in the state, the Rajasthan Special Operations Group (SOG) on Tuesday arrested five suspected impersonators, each carrying a cash reward of Rs 10,000, officials said.

The arrests were made during simultaneous raids at six locations across Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Kolkata, Jaipur, Kota and Jalore in connection with an ongoing probe into alleged irregularities in the Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC) Senior Teacher (Secondary Education) Second Grade Competitive Examination-2022. Additional Director General of Police, SOG, Vishal Bansal, said complaints were received that certain candidates had fraudulently cleared the examination by sending dummy candidates on their behalf and secured appointments as senior teachers.  Following a preliminary inquiry, the case was registered and a special investigation team (SIT) was constituted to probe the matter.

The ADG said three MBBS students and two Government school teachers were arrested for allegedly appearing in the examination in place of original candidates in exchange for amounts ranging from Rs 3 lakh to Rs 5 lakh.