Police recruitment question paper leak case: two more arrested

Shimla, May 9

The Special Investigation Team of Himachal Pradesh Police has claimed that two more accused were arrested in the police recruitment question paper leak matter. After the nabbing of these two, the number of detained accused has risen to 15.

The two arrested late last night, are identified as Balwinder(32) s/o Sh. Hoshiar Singh r/o Village Kuthera PO Darkati Tehsil Jawali, District Kangra and Abhishek(27) s/o Sh. Inderjeet r/o Village 39 Miles PO & Tehsil Shahpur, District Kangra.

Both accused had been produced in the court of Ld. JMIC Kangra and their police remand has been obtained up to May 13, 2022.

An FIR was registered on May 5 2022, as question paper of state police recruitment test got leaked in Kangra district, forcing the recruitment agency (State police) to lodge an FIR in police station at Gaggal under section 420, 120-B IPC.