KANPUR: In a major crackdown, four members of a paper-solvers gang were held on Tuesday just as they were about to appear for the Triple-C Examination in place of the actual aspirants in Kalyanpur police circle.
The raids were carried out inside an examination centre in Ambedkarpuram area in Kalyanpur.
According to the officials, all the accused have been booked for cheating and forgery. Several printers, mobile phones and seals were seized from the accused persons. It has been learnt that there was a Rs 4,500 per candidate deal between the gang and aspirants to clear the examination.
Inspector Kalyanpur Ajay Seth said, “Arrested accused persons have been identified as Ankit Umrao, Shailendra Kumar, Digvijay and Ved Prakash.”
SP West Dr Anil Kumar said that a massive manhunt have also been launched in search of the absconding gang members. There will be more arrests soon, he assured.
All the accused were booked under relevant sections of IPC including 420 (cheating).