Uttarakhand: Case Registered Against Nine People For Irregularities In UKPSE Exam

Haridwar: Nine people were booked at Kankhal police station on Friday after an investigation by Special Investigating Team (SIT) for the irregularities in AE/JE exam under Uttarakhand Public Services Examination (UKPSE), as informed by Uttarakhand CMO.

Nine people were booked under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) section 420, 40 and 120-B; 3/4 Public Examination Act and 7/8 in the Corruption Act 1988.

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Meanwhile, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said that the government is determined to reform the system and said, "Recently complaints were received about some examinations. A preliminary inquiry was conducted in which the irregularities were confirmed. Strict action will be taken and the culprits will not be spared."

"A system to conduct transparent and clean recruitment examination is being made. Exams are being conducted according to the recruitment calendar issued. The country's most stringent anti-copying law is going to be brought soon. No injustice will be allowed to happen to the youth of the state," CM Dhami said. (with ANI inputs)

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