GUWAHATI:
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a chargesheet against 8 accused in the court of Special Judge, CBI Cases, Yupia in Arunachal Pradesh in connection with a case related to the alleged leakage of question paper of an examination conducted by Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) for the post of assistant engineer (civil) on August 26 and 27.
In the chargesheet, the investigating named Akhilesh Yadav (Jeju Institute, Itanagar, Papum Pare district), Taket Jerang (APPSC deputy secretary-cum-deputy controller of examinations), Tama Saroh (assistant teacher), Thomas Gaduk (AE exam candidate), Tanyang Gaduk (father of Thomas Gaduk), Loth Ezing (a civilian), Binam Jomang (govt official) and Talung Jomang (govt official).
All the accused have already been arrested by the sleuths of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) set up by the Arunachal Pradesh government to probe into the incident.
The CBI had registered a case on October 26 on the request of the Arunachal Pradesh government and further notification from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) transferring the investigation of FIR No 11/2022 dated August 27, 2022, of SIC (Vig.) Police Station corresponding to Itanagar Police Station case No 229 dated September 10, 2022.
The case was registered against a private person of a coaching institute at Itanagar and unknown officials of APPSC on a complaint related to the allegations of leakage of question paper before a written examination for recruitment to the post of assistant engineer (civil) conducted by APPSC on August 2 and 27.
The complainant (a candidate) had alleged that the accused (a teacher of the institute) had questions for the examination disclosing leakage of paper by him in connivance with unknown officials of APPSC.
Searches were earlier conducted on November 3 at around 16 different places in Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh which resulted in the recovery of incriminating documents/articles including fake/counterfeit stamps of the executive magistrate of Arunachal Pradesh, executive engineer, State Bank of India (SBI), Hard discs, pen drive etc.