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Bihar SI mains exam cancelled over paper leak, fresh date later
Bihar Police Subordinate Services Commission (BPSSC) has cancelled the May 27 sub-inspector recruitment main exam after investigations into alleged irregularities at centres in Purnia and Gaya. A fresh date will be announced…
Bihar Police Subordinate Services Commission (BPSSC) has cancelled the May 27 sub-inspector recruitment main exam after investigations into alleged irregularities at centres in Purnia and Gaya. A fresh date will be announced separately, the commission said on Wednesday.
The Times of India reports that the Economic Offences Unit arrested contractual computer teacher Virendra Kumar from Gaya on September 22. Investigators allege he photographed question papers of absent candidates during the second shift and supplied them to a solver gang for an initial payment of Rs 1 lakh. In Purnia, another teacher, Mrityunjay Kumar, was arrested after a question paper photo surfaced on social media, his phone has been sent for forensic examination. The EOU is examining whether irregularities were limited to specific centres or indicate a wider pattern.
BPSSC has maintained that the photograph was taken after the exam concluded and has not accepted the claim of a generalised paper leak. The commission has shortlisted 10,759 candidates for the Physical Efficiency Test and will announce a fresh exam schedule separately.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Times of India leads with the EOU arrests and details of the alleged conspiracy, including the Rs 1 lakh payment and forensic evidence, framing the cancellation as a law-enforcement success. BPSSC's denial of a generalised leak is reported but placed after the investigative findings, leaving the official version as a caveat rather than a counterweight. The balanced reading: the investigation has produced arrests and digital evidence, but the commission has not accepted the leak theory, leaving the final determination to the ongoing forensic and CCTV analysis. The EOU's wider probe into other districts will clarify the scale.
The EOU's investigation into whether the leak was limited to two centres or part of a larger pattern will determine if more cancellations follow. BPSSC's position on the timing of the photograph remains key.
Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
Sources (2): timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report), hindustantimes.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
