JAMMU: In a case involving irregularities in a written exam for the recruitment of junior engineers (civil) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Jal Shakti Department, the CBI said on Monday that it had filed a charge sheet against 15 accused. After receiving a request from the Jammu and Kashmir government, the Central Bureau of Investigation opened the case on January 9 of last year. The Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board administered the test (JKSSB). A former head constable of the CRPF, an Army sepoy, a teacher, and an assistant sub-inspector from Jammu and Kashmir are among the 15 accused against whom the charge sheet was filed, according to the CBI.It stated that the accused had conspired with a private individual during the course of the investigation. “A printing press employee allegedly stole the JE (Civil) examination question paper and gave it to the aforementioned private individual as part of the conspiracy. “To arrange/solicite candidates for the sale of leaked questions, the private individual made contact with other accused parties,” the agency stated. According to the CBI, the candidates were brought to Panchkula, Haryana, where they were given hacked exam papers in return for cash. It said that the investigation, which was conducted across multiple states, included the review of over 100 witnesses as well as the analysis of massive amounts of technical data, bank accounts, and toll data.
