Himachal employees choice panel employees concerned in paper leaks in previous

By PTI

SHIMLA: The forensic examination of digital units recovered by the Vigilance division investigating the leak of an examination paper has indicated that the Himachal Pradesh Staff Selection Commission staff have been concerned in recruitment scams prior to now too, an official mentioned on Monday.

The division is investigating the leak of a paper held in December for the submit of Junior Office Assistant (Information Technology).

The Vigilance division has recovered query papers, monetary transactions, voice recordings and chats from cell phones, laptops, onerous drives, and different digital paperwork discovered on individuals underneath its scanner, which signifies that papers have been leaked prior to now additionally, an official advised PTI requesting anonymity.

Regional forensic laboratory, Dharamshala — the one forensic lab within the state recognised by the Ministry of Electronic and Information Technology — has screened 75 per cent of the units and submitted the report back to the investigation businesses probing the case.

The paper leak was unearthed on December 23, 2022 when the vigilance arrested a senior assistant of HPSSC Uma Azad with a solved query paper and Rs 2.5 lakh in money.

So far, eight individuals — Uma Azad, her sons (Nikhil Azad and Nitin Azad), tout Sanjeev and his brother Shashi Pal, and Neeraj, Ajay Sharma, and Tanu Sharma have been arrested within the case.

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The state authorities had suspended the functioning of the HPSSC over the recruitment examination paper leak and postponed all exams scheduled to be held in close to future, stating it seems that the fee has not discharged its duties and tasks objectively and its credibility has been eroded.

After the rip-off was unearthed, the Vigilance division acquired a number of complaints of irregularities in earlier exams carried out by the HPSSC.

The Vigilance division officers have mentioned that enquiries have been initiated to additional confirm alleged malpractices in 10-20 exams held prior to now.

SHIMLA: The forensic examination of digital units recovered by the Vigilance division investigating the leak of an examination paper has indicated that the Himachal Pradesh Staff Selection Commission staff have been concerned in recruitment scams prior to now too, an official mentioned on Monday.

The division is investigating the leak of a paper held in December for the submit of Junior Office Assistant (Information Technology).

The Vigilance division has recovered query papers, monetary transactions, voice recordings and chats from cell phones, laptops, onerous drives, and different digital paperwork discovered on individuals underneath its scanner, which signifies that papers have been leaked prior to now additionally, an official advised PTI requesting anonymity.

Regional forensic laboratory, Dharamshala — the one forensic lab within the state recognised by the Ministry of Electronic and Information Technology — has screened 75 per cent of the units and submitted the report back to the investigation businesses probing the case.

The paper leak was unearthed on December 23, 2022 when the vigilance arrested a senior assistant of HPSSC Uma Azad with a solved query paper and Rs 2.5 lakh in money.

So far, eight individuals — Uma Azad, her sons (Nikhil Azad and Nitin Azad), tout Sanjeev and his brother Shashi Pal, and Neeraj, Ajay Sharma, and Tanu Sharma have been arrested within the case.

ALSO READ | Paper leak row rages on in Rajasthan as BJP calls for CBI Probe

The state authorities had suspended the functioning of the HPSSC over the recruitment examination paper leak and postponed all exams scheduled to be held in close to future, stating it seems that the fee has not discharged its duties and tasks objectively and its credibility has been eroded.

After the rip-off was unearthed, the Vigilance division acquired a number of complaints of irregularities in earlier exams carried out by the HPSSC.

The Vigilance division officers have mentioned that enquiries have been initiated to additional confirm alleged malpractices in 10-20 exams held prior to now.