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Arunachal: Massive cheating racket busted during NVS recruitment exams in Itanagar; 53 arrested

Itanagar, May 20 (UNI) In a major crackdown on a sophisticated interstate examination cheating racket, the Capital Police in Itanagar arrested 53 candidates involved in malpractice during the CBSE-conducted recruitment exam held on May 18 for the posts of Lab Assistant and Junior Secretariat Assistant, under the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS), Itanagar SP Rohit Rajbir Singh said on Tuesday.
Acting on credible inputs from school authorities, the Niti Vihar and Chimpu Police Stations teams conducted swift operations across multiple exam centres. At Kingcup Public School, 23 candidates were caught with GSM-enabled devices and micro earpieces during pre-exam frisking.
Another individual, a Haryana resident, was detained at VKV Itanagar with similar concealed equipment. Subsequent investigation led to the arrest of 53 suspects and the recovery of 29 electronic gadgets allegedly used for cheating, the SP told newsmen at a press conference here.
The accused have been booked under stringent provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the Information Technology Act, 2000, and the Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024.
Preliminary investigations revealed a well-orchestrated cheating network allegedly operated from Haryana, with suspected links to wider syndicates across India. Candidates were reportedly promised guaranteed selection in return for hefty payments. They were trained to use hidden devices, through which answers were communicated by handlers during the objective-type exams.
Police has recovered incriminating digital evidence, including call logs, SIM cards, and WhatsApp chats, all of which are currently under forensic examination to trace deeper connections and understand the full scale of the operation, the SP said, adding that key handlers and middlemen involved in orchestrating the racket have been identified, and a police team has been dispatched to Haryana to apprehend them.
Additionally, the CBSE has been formally informed and is cooperating fully with the investigation, the SP said.
Reports of similar cheating patterns from exam centres in Gangtok, Chandigarh, and Shimla have raised concerns of a nationwide scam. Authorities have vowed strict action to uphold the sanctity of public examinations.
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