RPSC scam: ED attaches properties worth over Rs 3 crore of the accused
TNN | Aug 22, 2023, 09.20 AM IST
JAIPUR: The zonal office of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) investigating the RPSC grade II teachers' recruitment exam money laundering case has provisionally attached properties worth Rs 3.11 crore belonging to some of the accused and their relatives in the case.
Properties of the accused attached include that of Babulal Katara, Suresh Kumar alias Suresh Bishnoi, Bhupendra Saran, Anil Meena alias Sher Singh and others under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act(PMLA), 2002. This was done on August 18, ED sources said. ED had started the investigation following the FIR registered by the Rajasthan police under various sections of IPC. "Our investigation revealed that the accused leaked the question paper," said an officer.
Paper sold for Rs 8L-Rs 10L
"Our investigation revealed that the accused leaked the question paper of the general knowledge exam conducted by RPSC to recruit senior teachers from December 21 to 24 last year across the state. The investigation also revealed that RPSC member Babulal Katara had leaked the said question paper and sold it to Anil Meena alias Sher Singh Meena. Later, Sher Singh supplied the paper to Bhupendra Saran and Suresh Dhaka and other agents," said an officer on condition of anonymity.
The investigation also found that the leaked paper was sold for Rs 8 to Rs 10 lakh to candidates. "We found the leaked paper was given to nearly 150 candidates in Udaipur and 30 in Jaipur. We have also found that the accused in this case are not only involved in malpractices such as paper leak but also providing dummy candidates in competitive exams," the officer said.
Properties of the accused attached include that of Babulal Katara, Suresh Kumar alias Suresh Bishnoi, Bhupendra Saran, Anil Meena alias Sher Singh and others under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act(PMLA), 2002. This was done on August 18, ED sources said. ED had started the investigation following the FIR registered by the Rajasthan police under various sections of IPC. "Our investigation revealed that the accused leaked the question paper," said an officer.
Paper sold for Rs 8L-Rs 10L
"Our investigation revealed that the accused leaked the question paper of the general knowledge exam conducted by RPSC to recruit senior teachers from December 21 to 24 last year across the state. The investigation also revealed that RPSC member Babulal Katara had leaked the said question paper and sold it to Anil Meena alias Sher Singh Meena. Later, Sher Singh supplied the paper to Bhupendra Saran and Suresh Dhaka and other agents," said an officer on condition of anonymity.
The investigation also found that the leaked paper was sold for Rs 8 to Rs 10 lakh to candidates. "We found the leaked paper was given to nearly 150 candidates in Udaipur and 30 in Jaipur. We have also found that the accused in this case are not only involved in malpractices such as paper leak but also providing dummy candidates in competitive exams," the officer said.