CASE OF VANISHING INK
Mediator among 4 more arrested in TNPSC scam
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:26.01.2020
The CB-CID police probing the‘vanishing ink’ scam related to the TNPSC Group-IV recruitment examinations on Saturday arrested four more people, three of whom figuredin thelistof top 100candidates. A city court later remanded them in judicial custody.
Policeidentifiedthe arrested asT Venkataramanan, 38, of Avadi; M Thiruvelmurugan, 31, of Ramanathapuram;RRajasekar,26,of Panruti in Cuddalore district, and M Kalesha, 29, of Gowripet near Ramanathapuram. Police said Venkataramanan acted as a mediator, collected funds and helped the three arrested and several others clear the exam. Thiruvelmurugan, R Rajasekar, and M Kalesha figured among the top 100 selected candidates.
TheCB-CID policeteams areconducting inquiries with a few more suspects picked up from Tirunelveli, Ramanathapuram and other parts of the state. Police sources told TOI that more arrests were likely.
Discrepancies in the top 100 candidates list lead to the TNPSC sniffing out the vanishing ink scam, wherein answerscripts of 52 candidates were found to be manipulated. Touts had given candidates pens with special ink that vanished in a few hours. The OMR answerscripts were later filled with the correct answer in collusion with some exam officials, resulting in 39 of the cheating candidates ending up among top 100.
On Saturday,special policeteams of the CB-CID units conducted checks in five districts to zero in on brokers and mediators. A police officer privy to the probe said, “There are around 20 others, including candidates and mediators, in the custody of the CB-CID for inquiry.”
Busting of the racket led to several who appeared for exams to recruit sub-inspectors and Grade-II police constables conducted by the Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services Recruitment Board (TNUSRB) crying foul on social media about malpractice in these exams as well. TNUSRB, however, clarified that there was no foul play in its exams.
Mediator among 4 more arrested in TNPSC scam
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:26.01.2020
The CB-CID police probing the‘vanishing ink’ scam related to the TNPSC Group-IV recruitment examinations on Saturday arrested four more people, three of whom figuredin thelistof top 100candidates. A city court later remanded them in judicial custody.
Policeidentifiedthe arrested asT Venkataramanan, 38, of Avadi; M Thiruvelmurugan, 31, of Ramanathapuram;RRajasekar,26,of Panruti in Cuddalore district, and M Kalesha, 29, of Gowripet near Ramanathapuram. Police said Venkataramanan acted as a mediator, collected funds and helped the three arrested and several others clear the exam. Thiruvelmurugan, R Rajasekar, and M Kalesha figured among the top 100 selected candidates.
TheCB-CID policeteams areconducting inquiries with a few more suspects picked up from Tirunelveli, Ramanathapuram and other parts of the state. Police sources told TOI that more arrests were likely.
Discrepancies in the top 100 candidates list lead to the TNPSC sniffing out the vanishing ink scam, wherein answerscripts of 52 candidates were found to be manipulated. Touts had given candidates pens with special ink that vanished in a few hours. The OMR answerscripts were later filled with the correct answer in collusion with some exam officials, resulting in 39 of the cheating candidates ending up among top 100.
On Saturday,special policeteams of the CB-CID units conducted checks in five districts to zero in on brokers and mediators. A police officer privy to the probe said, “There are around 20 others, including candidates and mediators, in the custody of the CB-CID for inquiry.”
Busting of the racket led to several who appeared for exams to recruit sub-inspectors and Grade-II police constables conducted by the Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services Recruitment Board (TNUSRB) crying foul on social media about malpractice in these exams as well. TNUSRB, however, clarified that there was no foul play in its exams.
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