Two persons arrested for impersonating in sub-inspector exam

Two persons have been arrested on the charges of impersonation during the physical efficiency test (PET) in Greater Noida for the post of sub-inspector in the Delhi Police and Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF)

Two persons have been arrested on the charges of impersonation during the physical efficiency test (PET) in Greater Noida for the post of sub-inspector in the Delhi Police and Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF).

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Rahul Meena, 25, a native of Alwar in Rajasthan, was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly appearing in the test in place of his younger brother, Ravi Meena, 23, while Shekhar Deshwal, 26, a resident of Sonipat in Haryana, was apprehended on Tuesday as he had allegedly used a solver to clear his written examination for the post. The written exam was conducted about six months ago, police said.

Bhuvnesh Kumar, station house officer (SHO) of Ecotech 3 police station, said that the PET was held at the CISF campus in Greater Noida on Tuesday and Wednesday.

“The officials got suspicious after the photograph and signature of a candidate – Ravi Meena – did not match with the records on Wednesday. When questioned, the suspect revealed that his real name was Rahul Meena and he was impersonating for his brother Ravi,” the SHO said.

Following this, Kumar Pratap Singh, senior commandant, CISF, informed police and filed a complaint in this regard, police said.

The SHO said a case was registered against Rahul and Ravi under sections 420 (cheating), 120-B (criminal conspiracy) and sections 3, 6, 9, and 10 of UP Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 1998. “We have launched a search to arrest Ravi,” he said.

In the second case, police arrested Shekhar Deshwal from the same centre on Tuesday. “Deshwal’s photo and signature did not match the records. During interrogation, he revealed that he had cleared the exam with the help of a solver, whose photo and signature were used in the written exam,” Singh said in the police complaint.

A case was registered against Shekhar under same sections of IPC and UP Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act.

Police are investigating the matter to arrest more people involved in the racket, the SHO said, adding that both the suspects were produced in court that sent them to judicial custody.