Uttarakhand SSC exam cheating racket: Another accused arrested
The Uttarakhand Special Task Force has arrested another individual involved in a cheating racket during an SSC recruitment exam. The accused, Ishwari Prasad, was apprehended at St John's Academy in Dehradun, where he was found with various electronic devices used for cheating. This arrest follows the busting of the racket earlier this year, and the examination center has since been sealed.
- ▪Ishwari Prasad was arrested for his involvement in a cheating racket during an SSC exam.
- ▪The STF recovered multiple electronic devices used for facilitating cheating from the accused.
- ▪The St John's Academy examination center has been sealed following the arrest.
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The Uttarakhand Special Task Force (STF) has arrested another member of a racket that facilitated cheating using high-tech methods for candidates at an online examination centre in Dehradun during a Staff Selection Commission (SSC) recruitment exam three months ago.The racket was busted on February 13 this year during the online examination conducted by the SSC for Multi-Tasking (Non-Technical) Staff and Havaldar posts.Uttarakhand STF Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Ajay Singh said in Dehradun on Saturday (May 1that, following a series of intelligence inputs, the team apprehended the accused — identified as Ishwari Prasad (also known as Indrajit Sharma and Inder) — at St John's Academy in Nehru Gram, Dehradun.He further informed that a laptop used for facilitating cheating, four…
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