Patna:
The Additional Director General (ADG) of the Economic Offences Unit (EOU) Nayyar Hasnain Khan on Tuesday said the authorities are investigating the alleged paper leak that took place in Bihar on May 8. The alleged paper leak resulted in cancellation of the 67th Combined (Preliminary) Competitive Examination.
“We have been interrogating three people including JayVrdhan Gupta, the Block Development Officer (BDO) of Barhara in the BPSC paper leak incident. A thorough investigation is going on from every possible angle, related to the incident,” Khan said.
The ADG informed that during the investigation so far, the BDO has disclosed several things before the EOU.
Meanwhile, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar informed about the investigation in the matter related to the cancellation of the 67th Combined (Preliminary) Competitive Examination due to the paper leak. The Chief Minister assured the strict action against the ones behind the paper leak. This comes
“We took immediate action in the matter. We are checking where and how the paper was leaked. Enquiry has begun. Police are investigating. I have asked them to speed it up. Anyone found involved would be taken action against,” said the Chief Minister.
The Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) had conducted the exam on Sunday which was later cancelled as the paper was leaked nearly ahead the commencement of the exam. The exam was held on nearly 1,083 exam centres.
Meanwhile, over 6 lakh candidates had applied for appearing in the exam. The board ha conduct the exam for the recruitment on 802 posts.
(With inputs from ANI)
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