23 people arrested, CM says culprits will be slapped with NSA
Aspirants at a centre for UPTET, in Moradabad on Sunday. Pic/PTI
An examination for teachers scheduled to be held on Sunday was cancelled in the last minute following the leakage of its question paper. More than 19.99 lakh candidates were to appear for the Uttar Pradesh Teachers Eligibility Test (UPTET).
Additional Director General Law and Order Prashant Kumar told reporters here that the Special Task Force has arrested as many as 23 persons using technical and other intelligence from different cities of UP.
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“The photocopy of the question paper was obtained from them, which was shared with the government. And it came to light that it is the same set of question papers as that of the examination,” Kumar said.
UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said the culprits will be booked under the National Security Act and Gangster Act. He also ordered reconvening of the exam within a month.
“A question paper was leaked. I issued an order to cancel the examination and arrest the entire racket. Instructions were also given to conduct the exam within a month, and that no candidate should be charged additional fee,” he said.
The question paper of the examination had not reached the examination centres till Sunday morning. “Apart from UP, some people of Bihar have also been caught in this. Either the solver gang leaks the question paper, or a solver (person impersonating the candidate) appears instead of the candidate,” Kumar said, adding more arrests will be made. He said the situation at centres was under control.
19.9 lakh
No. of candidates that were to take the test
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