Five arrested for alleged cheating at MPSC exam

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Press Trust of India Aurangabad
Last Updated : Aug 31 2016 | 1:22 AM IST
The cyber cell of city police has arrested five persons for alleged cheating at an examination conducted by the Maharashtra Public Service Commission.
The city police commissioner Amitesh Kumar said the matter came to light with the complaint of resident medical officer Dr Vikas Rathod of the Government Medical College.
Dr Rathod said that a clerk, Madan Bamnath, had borrowed his laptop on August 26 for his daughter's school project.
When Bamnath returned it two days later, Dr Rathod found photos of question papers and answers on the laptop. Suspecting misuse of the laptop, Rathod approached the police.
Police subsequently arrested Bamnath, his brother-in-law Sandip Dhansigh Gholwal (20) and Lakhan Devichand Dedval (20).
Probe revealed that these three had supplied answers of an MPSC question paper to Vitthal Dhansingh Gholwal (23) when the latter appeared for examination for tax assistant at Wardha centre.
Vitthal allegedly sent them a photograph of the question paper (from the exam centre) through his cell phone, and the trio, with the help of one Arun Jonwal, dictated him answers.
Vitthal used a bluetooth speaker to listen to the answers.
Police arrested all five and a case has been registered at the Begumpura police station here. Inspector Shaikh Salim is conducting further investigation.

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First Published: Aug 31 2016 | 1:22 AM IST

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