Dummy candidate appearing for Vyapam test arrested

A 25-year-old man on Monday was arrested for allegedly appearing as a dummy candidate for another aspirant during an exam for recruitment of police constables conducted by the Professional Examination Board (Vyapam) here, police said.

The associate of the arrested accused, however, managed to escape from the spot, they said.

"The accused, identified as Sonu Choudhary, was trying to appear for the exam at a centre in Vijay Nagar area, on behalf of Jeetpal Singh from Aligarh," City Superintendent of Police (CSP) Suraj Varma told PTI.

However, the supervisor there got suspicious when he found some discrepancy in his Aadhaar card.

"During a thorough checking of the Aadhaar card, Choudhary's body language changed, as he became tense. On a closer scrutiny, Choudhary's finger prints also did not match with that of Jeetpal's registered on the Aadhaar card, which created more suspicion," Varma said.

When Choudhary found that he stands exposed, he tried to escape from the centre but the policemen deployed there caught him after a chase.

One of his associates, who was also appearing for someone else, however, managed to escape, Varma said.

Choudhry claimed that he was appearing for Jeetpal, who is his cousin. However, police is verifying his claims and also whether he is part of any organised racket or not.

A case under relevant sections of IPC has been filed against Choudhary and hunt is on to nab his associate, the CSP added.

The examination was being held by the Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board (MPPEB), also known Vyapam, which became infamous in the recent years for the rackets which rigged examinations for government jobs and professional courses.

According to sources, lakhs of candidates are appearing for the constable recruitment test for around 14,000 vacancies.

According to police, twelve such impersonators have been arrested so far in last few days, including five in Sagar district and two in Bhopal.