Patna, Dec 27: After the Economic Offenses Unit (EoU) of the state police, which looked into claims of question paper leak, filed its findings, the Bihar Staff Selection Commission (BSSC) late on Monday postponed the first round of a test held on Friday for the recruitment of clerks.
The cancelled exam would be rescheduled within 45 days, according to BSSC secretary Sunil Kumar. About 300,000 candidates took the first portion of the test, which was divided into three phases.
Following a question paper leak in February 2017, Sudhir Kumar, the then-chairman of the BSSC, was one of those detained.
The EOU has booked Ajay Kumar, an examinee, for the fresh leak. “Ajay Kumar, his brother, Vijay Kumar, and two others have been arrested. Other accused have also been identified and interrogated. A scientific investigation is also underway,” said additional director general (headquarters) Jitendra Singh Gangwar.
Nitish Kumar, the chief minister, pledged to see the leak investigation through to its logical conclusion.
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Student body president Dilip Kumar claimed that before the first session of the exam began, the question paper had been posted on social media.
Vijay Kumar Sinha, the head of the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party, urged that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) look into question paper leaks.
