(News) STF arrested 4 "Munna Bhais" during Recruitment of Group D Staff Exam in the Railway

Railways Recruitment Board, East Central Railways

"Munna Bhais' of Bihar are turning tech-savvy to clear competitive examinations. A team of Special Task Force (STF) on Sunday arrested four candidates from a private lodge under the Pirbahore police station area for planning fraud just before they were to appear at the examination for the recruitment of Group D staff in the railway. The exam was conducted by Railways Recruitment Board, East Central Railways.

IG (operations) Amit Kumar said, "Acting on a tip-off, an STF team arrested the four... in Bhikhna Pahari area on Sunday.... 23 micro batteries, 16 earpieces, 11 Bluetooth devices, eight SIM cards, six mobile phones and Rs. 55,000 cash were recovered from their possession."

"The frauds planned to use a Bluetooth-enabled device and earpiece to resort to malpractices at the examinations. The four arrested persons - Rajkumar Singh, Dinkar Pandey and Ajit Kumar, all from Rohtas, and Varun Kumar from Katihar - told cops that each of them gave Rs. 10,000 to Mukesh, who had planned the racket. However, Mukesh was not present when the cops conducted raid," said the IG. "Some original certificates and admit cards were recovered from their possession and we are also looking for question papers of the examination," he added.

According to police sources, Mukesh was the key person to control the whole operation from outside the examination hall. "He had hired some good students, called "scholars". These scholars communicate the right answers via Bluetooth connection to the candidates inside the examination hall," said the source.

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Courtesy : Times of India