In total, irregularities have been detected in eight recruitment examinations in Uttarakhand within a year and a half. Five of these exams had to be cancelled. The remaining three are still under investigation.
Section Officer Sanjeev Kumar Absconded:
Since 2015, 66 accused have been arrested for rigging these recruitment examinations conducted by UKSSSC and UKPSC for 3314 posts.
The masterminds of this rigging, who have been arrested by the Special Task Force and SIT of Uttarakhand Police, include former UKSSSC President Dr. RBS Rawat, former Secretary Manohar Singh Kanyal, former Controller of Examinations Rajendra Singh Pokharia and suspended section officer of UKPSC Sanjeev Chaturvedi. Are included.
Another section officer of UKPSC Sanjeev Kumar is absconding in this case. It is clear from this that the penetration of copying mafia is not only in the corridors of power, but they also have a good nexus with the organizing institutions of the recruitment examination.
In the examinations in which malpractices have been detected, two were conducted during the Congress and six during the BJP regime. The network of copying mafia active in Uttarakhand is spread up to Uttar Pradesh, who have been challenging the government by leaking exam papers in an organized manner.
These recruitment exams were canceled due to rigging:
VPDO: On March 6, 2016, the recruitment examination was held for 196 posts of Gram Panchayat Development Officer (VPDO) in the state. This exam was conducted by UKSSSC, the result of which was declared on 26 March 2016. Sometime back it was found that the OMR sheets of the candidates in this examination were tampered with. Six including former UKSSSC president Dr. RBS Rawat, former secretary Manohar Singh Kanyal, former controller of examinations Rajendra Singh Pokharia have been arrested in this case. STF is probing it.
Graduate Level: UKSSSC had conducted this recruitment exam on 4th and 5th December 2021. The paper of this examination conducted to fill 933 graduate level posts in various departments was leaked. In this case, STF arrested 43 accused including copying mafia Hakam Singh, Centerpal and Rajesh Chauhan, owner of RMS Techno Solutions, who is handling the printing of question papers and other responsibilities of examination.
Secretariat Guard: This recruitment exam was conducted for 33 posts. The paper of this recruitment exam held on 26 September 2021 was also leaked by the employee of RMS Techno Solutions from inside UKSSSC. This came to light when the investigation of the graduate level recruitment examination began. An accused has been arrested in this case.
Forest Inspector: The recruitment examination of Forest Inspector was held online from 16 to 25 July 2021. The rigging in this recruitment for 316 posts came to light when the graduate level recruitment examination was scrutinised. A letter was written to STF on behalf of UKSSSC to investigate this recruitment. The paper of this exam was also leaked. Four accused were arrested in this case.
Accountant: This recruitment examination was conducted on January 8, 2023 by the State Public Service Commission. In the investigation of the recruitment examination for 536 posts, it was revealed that the section officer of the commission, Sanjeev Chaturvedi, had leaked its paper. The SIT is probing the matter. In this case, 12 accused including Sanjeev Chaturvedi have been arrested.
Ongoing Investigation of these Recruitment Exams:
Inspector (Direct Recruitment): Scams also came to the fore in the direct recruitment of Inspector in Uttarakhand Police in the year 2015. In this recruitment for 339 posts, the OMR sheet was not only tampered with, many candidates also became constables by giving paper with the help of fake documents. Now 20 constables have been suspended after Vigilance’s investigation. Investigation is going on in this matter. This exam was conducted by UKSSSC.
AE and JE Recruitment Examination: In the year 2022, the State Public Service Commission had conducted the examination for 735 posts of JE from May 7 to 10 and for 166 posts of AE from May 23 to 26. After the Lekhpal recruitment paper leak was exposed, the matter of rigging came to the fore in this recruitment examination also. Now, after this was confirmed in the SIT investigation, a case has been registered against the nine accused. This paper leak was also executed by the gang involved in the rigging of Lekhpal recruitment.
Bail application of accused Mukesh Sharma rejected
The court has rejected the bail plea of teacher Mukesh Sharma, accused of rigging the Gram Panchayat Development Officer (VDPO) recruitment examination. The accused teacher posted at Dhumakot falling in Pauri district was arrested on September 16 in connection with the recruitment scam of the year 2016.
A bail application was filed in the Vigilance Court on behalf of the accused. The defense argued in court that he had been falsely implicated. Government advocate Ashutosh Sharma argued for the complicity of the accused in the examination scam. Special Judge of Vigilance Court Chandramani Rai rejected the bail application of the accused.
