SRINAGAR: In connection with Jammu and Kashmir Sub Inspectors’ paper leakage scam, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday raided 36 locations in 6 states including Jammu located residence of former chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Service Selection Board (JKSSB) as well as suspected kingpin mansion at Plaoura in Jammu.
Different teams of CBI raided at 36 locations including Jammu, Srinagar in J&K; Karnal, Mahendergarh, Rewari in Haryana; Gandhidham in Gujarat; Delhi; Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh and Bangalore in Karnataka as part of the Investigation in the scam.
The CBI sleuths giving details said that the premises of former JKSSB chairman Khalid Jehangir, then controller of examination of JKSSB Ashok Kumar, house of one DySP K.D.Bhagat, Commandant of CRPF, racketeers in Haryana, serving/retired officials of J&K Police, touts and beneficiaries were searched in an on-going investigation.
Large number of incriminating documents and digital evidence have so far been recovered during searches which are crucial for establishing the modus operandi adopted by the kingpin in leakage of papers.
Pertinently, the CBI had registered a case on August 3, 2022 on the request of J&K Government against 33 accused including then Medical Officer, BSF Frontier Hqrs, Paloura, then Member of JKSSB, then Under Secretary, then Section Officer, Ex-official of CRPF, ASI of J&K Police, owner of a coaching centre at Akhnoor and Ploura , private company based at Bengaluru and unknown others on the allegations of irregularities in written examination for the posts of sub-inspectors in the J&K Police conducted by JKSSB on March 27th, 2022 . The results were declared June 4th, 2022 which snow balled into controversy and subsequently the LG announced cancellation of SI written exam following the recommendations of 3 member committe headed by ACS (HOME) and handed over the matter to CBI for probe.
Earlier, the CBI conducted searches on August 5th, 2022 at 30 locations including at Jammu, Srinagar, Bengaluru, etc at the premises of the accused which also includes suspected beneficiaries which borrowed papers from racketeer’s after paying Rs 25 to 30 lakh per candidate.