Atleast 23 candidates arrested from SSC exam centre

Atleast 23 candidates arrested from SSC exam centre

Atleast 23 candidates arrested from SSC exam centre

Prayagraj : A total of 23 candidates, appearing in the practical skill test for stenographer post conducted by the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) on Friday, were arrested by police after suspicion arose as the faces of these candidates did not match with the one shown in the documents of the prelims exam held for this post in December 2020. 

These candidates were picked up by the police from Abhay Memorial College on Friday under Puramufti police station. 

An FIR has been registered against the arrested youths at Puramufti police station and the college authorities alleged that those arrested are proxy candidates. 

According to SP Crime, Ashutosh Mishra, the school staff was conducting the checking of the candidates during the main or practical exams for the post of stenographer recruited by the SSC on Friday, and the authorities noticed the discrepancy in the photographs of the 23 candidates. 

“ The school authorities informed us that during the process of checking the credentials of the candidates, the school manager and magistrate caught 23 such candidates whose photos were not matching from the documents of tier-I (preliminary examination) of the said exams,” said SP Crime.