A 25-year-old UPSC aspirant was arrested after he was caught writing the Haryana Public Service Commission (HPSC) examination for his friend using forged document in Faridabad on Sunday, police said on Monday.
Police also arrested the 26-year-old original candidate near the centre within a few hours after exposing the plot, they added. The two men are from Karontha in Rohtak.
According to police, the 25-year-old was studying for the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) examination. He had written the exam last year and was set to reappear in May.
Police said the examination centre, a senior secondary school in Sector-7C, was one of the 80 centres across Faridabad where the HPSC was conducting its HCS (Executive and Allied Services) examination on Sunday.
A senior district administration official said the imposter gained entry to the centre using the original candidate’s forged identity card. “However, during the biometric scan, the imposter’s fingerprints did not match the original candidate’s. This raised suspicion among the invigilators and other officials at the centre, so they alerted the police while allowing him to write the exam,” the official said.
Yashpal Yadav, Faridabad police public relations officer, said police soon reached the spot and questioned the suspect. “The 25-year-old imposter confessed that he was trying to appear in place of his friend, who was near the exam centre and was arrested soon,” Yadav said.
{{/usCountry}}Yashpal Yadav, Faridabad police public relations officer, said police soon reached the spot and questioned the suspect. “The 25-year-old imposter confessed that he was trying to appear in place of his friend, who was near the exam centre and was arrested soon,” Yadav said.
{{/usCountry}}He added that the duo were close friends for years and had studied together at a civil services coaching centre in Delhi previously.
Police said the imposter’s father is a farmer, while the original candidate’s father is a retired Haryana roadways employee.
On the exam centre head’s complaint, an FIR was registered against the duo under section 319(2) (cheating by personation) and 61 (criminal conspiracy) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita at Sector-8 police station on Sunday. Both were forwarded to judicial custody after being produced before a court on Monday.
Stay updated with all the Breaking News and Latest News from Mumbai. Click here for comprehensive coverage of top Cities including Bengaluru, Delhi, Hyderabad, and more across India along with Stay informed on the latest happenings in World News.
Stay updated with all the Breaking News and Latest News from Mumbai. Click here for comprehensive coverage of top Cities including Bengaluru, Delhi, Hyderabad, and more across India along with Stay informed on the latest happenings in World News.