Uttar Pradesh police on April 03 said it arrested the alleged mastermind of the police constable recruitment examination 2023 paper leak. Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Amitabh Yash said that Rajiv Nayan Mishra was arrested by the Special Task Force (STF), from Pari Chowk locality Greater Noida, Gautam Buddha Nagar district late on Tuesday evening.
The accused, a habitual offender hails from Prayagraj. “It comes to our notice during the investigation that the accused also booked a resort in Rewa for aspirants to read out the question paper,” reads the STF statement.
The name of the accused is added in the First Information Report (FIR) registered under sections 419 (punishment for cheating by personation), 420 (cheating by inducement), 467 (forgery of valuable documents), 468 (forgery for cheating) and 471 (using as genuine a forged document) of the Indian Penal Code in the paper leak case.
