UP cops test: Cheats use sealant to bypass biometric attendance

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Press Trust of India Lucknow
Last Updated : Jun 19 2018 | 6:40 PM IST

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Making innovative use of a popular multi-purpose sealant, a recently busted syndicate hoodwinked the biometric attendance system at the Uttar Pradesh Police constable recruitment examination, but in the process sealed its own fate.

The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) today arrested 22 people in Meerut, IG STF Amitabh Yash told PTI here, taking the total number of arrests during the two-day exam to 49.

In a major crackdown against the syndicate, 27 people were arrested yesterday for allegedly aiding cheating through

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First Published: Jun 19 2018 | 6:40 PM IST

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