Raipur: A dummy candidate today allegedly appeared in place of state Education Minister Kedar Kashyap's wife for a post-graduation exam conducted by an open university held in Bastar district today.

The incident came to light after some local media personnel, who had received a tip-off in this regard, reached the high school in Lohandiguda, where the examination of MA English final part was being by conducted by Pt Sundarlal Sharma (Open) University this afternoon.