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Three more held in TNPSC Group II-A exam scam
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:03.02.2020
The CB-CID police have arrested three more people, including the wife of the absconding key suspect Jayakumar’s car driver, in connection with malpractices in the TNPSC Group II-A examination held in 2017. Earlier, police had arrested two people including a woman who had worked at the district registrar offices in Sivaganga and Tirunelveli.
Police identified those arrested on Sunday as Sudharani, 28, wife of Sampath, driver of Jayakumar, the suspected mastermind in the TNPSC scam, another woman named Sudha of Thoothukudi, and Vignesh, 28, a resident of Thiru Vi Ka Nagar. They had secured jobs as group-II A officers fraudulently with the help of Jayakumar and police head constable Chithaandi, who played a pivotal role in getting them government employment after charging them ₹10 lakh to ₹15 lakh.
An investigation officer said Sudharani, a resident
of Korattur, was working in Tiruvannamalai while Vignesh was employed at Chennai, and Sudha at Tuticorini.
CB-CID sleuths had already arrested K Velmurugan, 30, brother of policeman Chithaandi and a native of Sivagangai district, and K Jayarani, 30, a native of Srivilliputhur.
Both Jayakumar and Chithaandi have eluded the police so far. Police raided Jayakumar’s house in Mogappair and seized 60 ‘magic’ pens (that use disappearing ink), a laptop and a pen drive, apart from a few documents. Police have announced a ₹1 lakh cash reward to anyone who can help them apprehend Jayakumar.
The TNPSC recruitment scamsters took lakhs of rupees from candidates and gave them the ‘magic’ pens to write the answers on the exam scripts. Once the ink disappeared after a few hours, the gang members could write the correct answers on the same answer sheets.
Police had so far arrested about 16 suspects in the TNPSC Group – IV recruitment scam, which was on similar lines.
Three more held in TNPSC Group II-A exam scam
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:03.02.2020
The CB-CID police have arrested three more people, including the wife of the absconding key suspect Jayakumar’s car driver, in connection with malpractices in the TNPSC Group II-A examination held in 2017. Earlier, police had arrested two people including a woman who had worked at the district registrar offices in Sivaganga and Tirunelveli.
Police identified those arrested on Sunday as Sudharani, 28, wife of Sampath, driver of Jayakumar, the suspected mastermind in the TNPSC scam, another woman named Sudha of Thoothukudi, and Vignesh, 28, a resident of Thiru Vi Ka Nagar. They had secured jobs as group-II A officers fraudulently with the help of Jayakumar and police head constable Chithaandi, who played a pivotal role in getting them government employment after charging them ₹10 lakh to ₹15 lakh.
An investigation officer said Sudharani, a resident
of Korattur, was working in Tiruvannamalai while Vignesh was employed at Chennai, and Sudha at Tuticorini.
CB-CID sleuths had already arrested K Velmurugan, 30, brother of policeman Chithaandi and a native of Sivagangai district, and K Jayarani, 30, a native of Srivilliputhur.
Both Jayakumar and Chithaandi have eluded the police so far. Police raided Jayakumar’s house in Mogappair and seized 60 ‘magic’ pens (that use disappearing ink), a laptop and a pen drive, apart from a few documents. Police have announced a ₹1 lakh cash reward to anyone who can help them apprehend Jayakumar.
The TNPSC recruitment scamsters took lakhs of rupees from candidates and gave them the ‘magic’ pens to write the answers on the exam scripts. Once the ink disappeared after a few hours, the gang members could write the correct answers on the same answer sheets.
Police had so far arrested about 16 suspects in the TNPSC Group – IV recruitment scam, which was on similar lines.
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