CBI raids in Arunachal, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh

NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today conducted searches at around 16 different places in Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal & Uttar Pradesh in the ongoing investigation of a case related to the alleged leakage of question paper of the examination for the post of Assistant Engineer (Civil) conducted by the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) on August 26 and 27, 2022. The searches resulted in the recovery of incriminating documents/articles, including fake/counterfeit stamps of the executive magistrate of Arunachal Pradesh, an executive engineer, the State Bank of India, hard discs, a pen drive etc.

The CBI had registered a case on 26.10.2022 at the request of the Arunachal Pradesh government and further notification from the Government of India transferring the investigation of an FIR (11/2022 dated 27.09.2022 of SIC Vig) police station corresponding to Itanagar Police Station Case No. 229 dated 10.09.2022. The said case was registered against a private person of a coaching institute at Itanagar and unknown officials of Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) on a complaint related to the allegations of leakage of question paper before the written examination for recruitment to the post of Assistant Engineer (Civil) conducted by the APPSC on 26th & 27th August 2022. The complainant (a candidate) had alleged that the accused (a teacher of the institute) owned questions for the said examination disclosing leakage of paper by him in connivance with unknown officials of APPSC.

The investigation is continuing.

Names of the accused in the FIR are – (i) Akhilesh Yadav, M/s Jeju Institute, Itanagar, Papum Pare City, Arunachal Pradesh and (ii) some unknown officials of Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC), the CBI said in a press release.

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