UP police constable exam 2024: Over 120 arrested for cheating using chits, impersonation

A major cheating scam was unveiled in Uttar Pradesh where officials arrested over 120 people in different parts of the state in the last two days during the state police constable recruitment where nearly 48 lakh candidates applied for the examination that was held in two shifts on February 17 and 18.

Out of the total 122 arrested, 15 were in Etah, nine each in Mau, Prayagraj and Siddharthanagar, eight in Ghazipur, seven in Azamgarh, six in Gorakhpur, five in Jaunpur, four in Firozabad, three each in Kaushambi and Hathras, two each in Jhansi, Varanasi, Agra and Kanpur, and one each in Ballia, Deoria and Bijnor, said Director General of Police (DGP) Prashant Kumar.

To catch those cheating and impersonating candidates in action, the DGP conducted a surprise inspection at two examination centres in the Gomtinagar area of Lucknow on Saturday.


Cheating methods used during UP constable exams:
Those arrested were caught cheating in the examination using chits. Some were arrested for impersonating actual candidates, while some people were arrested for duping candidates, Additional Director General of the STF Amitabh Yash told PTI.

In the case of Etah, the 15 were arrested by the surveillance team of the Kotwali police station and are being questioned, Additional Superintendent of Police Dhananjay Kushwaha said.

To pass UP constable recruitment exams in eastern Uttar Pradesh's Ballia district, a man allegedly took money from candidates by promising that he would clear the exam for them.

According to a statement issued by the Ballia Police, Saleem Ansari was arrested by a team from the Rasda police station. Police seized Rs 8.99 lakh from Ansari which he had allegedly taken from candidates appearing in the test, it said.

(With PTI inputs)