Rajasthan SOG’s (Special Operations Group)—a special wing of Rajasthan police investigated the infamous Bikaner and Rajasthan university paper leak scams to arrest two more offenders involved in this case. Professor JP Jat was inquired to unveil this controversy.
The SOG arrested professor Jat, based on the transcripts of his conversations with a BA final year student. Jat called up one of his female students and told her to note questions set for the upcoming geography exam. The questions covered Indian sea ports, monsoon conditions, development of Indian agriculture and Himalayan Rivers. Following this conversation, the SOG cross-verified these topics to discover that these questions actually appeared in the examination.
Thereafter, they registered a case of criminal offence against Jat, under the provisions of RPE (Rajasthan Prevention of Unfare means in Examination) Act of 1992. The accused was questioned to reveal the names of others involved in the paper leak scam. Based on this session, the SOG arrested two more people associated with Rajasthan University—associate professor Rajiv Sharma and Surender Sharma (Personal Secretary of Examination Controller). Both the accused were entrusted with the duty of setting papers for B.Com exams.
Upon Professor Rajiv’s request, Surender Sharma contacted Mr. Nand Lal Saini, who was employed in the ‘secrecy wing’. It was his duty to maintain the secrecy of question papers that he ended up compromising. Saini informed him them the names of teachers who’ve set up question papers for B.Com examination. SOG officials believe 17 teachers and university staff from Hanumangarh, Bikaner, Bandikui and Jaipur are involved in this case.
The arrest of these offenders is significant because one of them (Sharma) is the chief warden of hostels coming under Rajasthan University. He’s involved with students who pay tons of money for leaking question papers. As of now, the police are questioning the convicts to reveal the name of paper beneficiaries.
Considering their investigation speed, it’s safe to say they’ll arrest all offenders soon. These arrests send a strong message across- the government won’t tolerate any misconduct in academic sector—which is important to secure the future of younger generations.
