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JAMMU: Acting tough in the J&K Police Sub Inspectors paper leakage scam, the Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI) has arrested Dr Karnail Singh, Medical Officer, BSF Frontier Headquarters, Paloura for detailed interrogation as it was established that he was instrumental in selling J&K Police S-I leaked question paper for hefty amount.
Earlier, the CBI had arrested eight accused including Raman Sharma son of Chuni Lal, a resident of village Nore in Maira Mandrian area of Khour, posted as Selection Grade Constable (SgCT) in Jammu and Kashmir Police, Suresh Sharma, son of Ram Lal Sharma, a resident of Kaink Jageer in Akhnoor, a tout and Jagdish Sharma, son of Dhani Ram, resident of Masyal Narayana in Khour, a Government teacher.
Kewal Krishan, an IRP constable posted at Mattan in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district, Ashwani Kumar, son of Mela Ram of Kachryal in Khour, who had taken voluntary retirement from CRPF to run paper leak racket and Rakesh Kumar of Pel in Khour area of Akhnoor, who had collected Rs 1.25 crore from the beneficiaries.
Two scamsters arrested eaerlier from Haryana were identified as Yatin Yadav alias Guru Ji of Rewari and Anil Kumar of Mahendergarh.
Today after the arrest, the CBI produced Dr Karnail Singh before the designated court for remand for questioning in connection with paper leakage scam.
Sources said Dr Karnail was one of the main accused and was part of the racket which leaked the question paper and subsequently sold it among the aspirants for amounts running into lakhs.
Houses of all these accused were raided earlier by the CBI sleuths when total of 33 locations spread over six States and Union Territories were searched in connection with the scam.
More arrests in the scam haven’t been ruled out, sources said, adding the CBI started with those who had sold the question paper at more places for hefty amounts.
The CBI has started questioning of the arrested accused to ascertain total number of persons to whom they sold the papers. Also, the investigators will extract names of persons from whom they secured the question paper.
The CBI has already conducted two rounds of raids in connection with leakage of question papers after the case was handed over to it by the Jammu and Kashmir Government.
The CBI had registered a case on August 3 in connection with Sub Inspectors recruitment scam on the request of Jammu and Kashmir Government, against a total of 33 accused including the then Member JKSSB, the then Under Secretary and Section Officer of SSB, ex-official of CRPF, ASI of JKP, owner of a coaching centre at Akhnoor, private company based at Bengaluru, some private persons and other unknown persons on the allegations of irregularities in written examination for the posts of Sub Inspectors in Jammu and Kashmir Police conducted by the Services Selection Board on March 27. Results of the examinations were declared on June 4..
The Jammu and Kashmir Government had initially set up a Committee of officers to probe the charges of irregularities in the paper leakage. Based on their report, the case was handed over to CBI.