SSC cheating case: Accused first targetted their own villagers

New Delhi: Investigation into the SSC cheating racket, which was busted by the Special Task Force (STF) of Uttar Pradesh Police and Delhi Police in north Delhi's Timarpur, revealed that the accused had formed a chain and were targeting residents of their own village.

Police sources told Millennium Post that one of the accused, Sonu, is a resident of Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh and was currently living in Delhi.

In his village, people thought that he was a senior official of the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) in Delhi and could help them in getting government jobs. So they started contacting him.

"The accused told them that he could help them get jobs and lured him to their racket in which Sonu and his other three associates helped candidates cheat in the SSC online exam by using remote access tool software like Team Viewer," said a police source.

Sources further claimed that the accused helped their acquaintances in cheating in the exams.

''The acquaintances used to tell their relatives about the exam and they then contacted the accused asking for help to gets jobs and, like that, they formed a chain. Sonu's wife was also unaware of his illegal activities and thought he was in a good post," said the police source.

Another accused Ajay Kumar had also brought people from his hometown for the exams.

"Sonu brought 40-43 candidates, whereas Ajay brought 20-23 candidates," said sources, adding that apart from their native places, they also lured students from other states.

Deputy Superintendent of Police (UP STF) Brijesh Singh stated that the four persons were nabbed from Timarpur area on Tuesday night and, from them, more than Rs 51 lakh, three laptops, 10 mobile phones and other electronic devices were recovered from the spot.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (North) Jatin Narwal said that the Delhi Police has taken police custody of the accused for seven days.

"The case has been transferred to the Crime Branch of Delhi Police," said the DCP.

Police further claimed that it was found that the cheating racket was being run in a very organised manner. It was revealed that prospective candidates were lured and an amount to the tune of Rs 5-10 lakh was charged from each of them.

The gang used to further tie up with these candidates regarding their centres of examination.