In a huge turn of events, the Special Investigation Cell (SIC) has arrested four people in connection with the 2017 Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) civil service examination following the ongoing investigation that began after the APPSC AE exam question paper leak case.
DFCSO Minoty Borang Saroh, a 2019 batch civil service officer, was arrested, as was her husband Tama Saroh, an assistant teacher, who was allegedly involved as a middleman in the case, along with APPSC deputy secretary Taket Jerang.
The others arrested are UDC Opet Mibang and her husband, and CO Opet Mibang.
This is the second case that the SIC has taken up in connection with the then APPSC deputy secretary Taket Jerang’s involvement in the cash-for-job scam.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) took over the paper leak case on Friday. It had registered an FIR in the high-profile case on Wednesday.
In a press briefing on Thursday evening, SIC SP Anant Mittal had informed that the SIC is in the process of handing over the evidence to the CBI. He had said that one candidate, Jobomchang Mengu, of Pasighat (East Siang), who has been named as one of the brokers, is absconding.
He had said that the police had contested Mengu’s bail application and Mengu’s interim bail was rejected by the Gauhati High Court.
Earlier, the police had arrested APPSC deputy secretary-cum-deputy controller of examination Taket Jerang (53); AE exam candidate Thomas Gaduk (26); Jeju Institute teacher Akhilesh Yadav; head assistant and father of Thomas Gaduk, Tanyang Gaduk (57); GPS Tarak Pangin; junior teacher Tama Saroh (53); and courier runner Dilip Saha and three others.
Jerang, who allegedly leaked the question paper, has been sent on retirement by the commission.
Chairman of the commission, Nipo Nabam, resigned on 14 October, “owning moral responsibility for the omissions and commissions of the officer of the commission” who was responsible for ensuring secrecy and prevention of leakage of question papers.
Courtesy: AT
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