Aspirants booked for having impersonators take recruitment test

Police suspect the involvement of some racket in arranging the impersonators. A preliminary investigation suggested that they were paid between ₹2 to 5 lakh each for taking the test.

Over 650 aspirants have been booked for allegedly having impersonators take the written test on their behalf for recruitment as constables in the Bihar police. A police officer said they were caught when their biometric credentials did not match during the physical efficiency test (PET).

Candidates run during their physical test for the recruitments in Bihar Police. (PTI)

Police suspect the involvement of some racket in arranging the impersonators. A preliminary investigation suggested that they were paid between ₹2 to 5 lakh each for taking the test. Police have questioned the candidates for whom the impersonators were working.

The Bihar Central Selection Board for Constables (CSBC) conducted the written exams on January 12 and March 8 for the recruitment of 11, 880 constables in 2019. Over 67,070 candidates cleared the examination.

CSBC chairman K S Dwivedi said the impersonators might have managed to take the examination due to lapses at the exam centres. Some even appeared twice a day. "When they appeared for the PET, though, their thumb impressions and pictures did not match with those taken during the written exam."

The PET was conducted at a Patna college where 24 CCTV cameras were installed.