The investigation of Himachal Pradesh police constable recruitment exam paper leak case is being handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The decision was made after it was found that the investigation had spanned out to several states.
One of the main accused was arrested from Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, identified as Shiv Bahadur Singh, and the other one named Aman was arrested from Bihar. In total 73 people have been arrested by the Himachal Pradesh special investigation team (SIT). Out of these arrests, 38 were candidates out of 73, 10 arrests were done out of state.
Chief minister Jai Ram Thakur told the media present there that, “I am also of the opinion that an impartial probe should be held in this case. As the investigation is spreading across many states, and to send out a message that the government was conducting recruitment with complete transparency, we have decided to hand over the probe to the CBI.”
Till the time CBI doesn’t take over the case investigation, the SIT will continue with their work. The CM has appreciated the work done by SIT by stating that Rs 8.49 lakh cash from agents, 15 mobile phones, a laptop and a car has been recovered in this case.
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