Manhunt launched in JEE examination scam in Assam

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GUWAHATI:

The Assam Police has launched a manhunt to apprehend the prime accused, the owner of a coaching institute and an employee of a leading IT company in connection with the JEE (Mains) examination scam in which a candidate allegedly used an impersonator to appear for the test on his behalf and secured 99.8 per cent marks, a senior officer said on Friday.

“The police are searching for the owner of a city-based coaching institute and an employee of a leading IT company,” Guwahati Additional Deputy Commissioner (West) Suprotive Lal Baruah told PTI.

Many people are suspected to be involved in the malpractice and the investigation is on to unearth the racket, another senior police officer said.

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The state police approached the National Testing Agency, which has conducted the examination across the country, and sought information related to the JEE Mains to help them in their investigation.

The NTA had outsourced the infrastructural and human resources support to an IT company for conducting the examinations, the police officer said.

Baruah is heading a special investigating team, set up to probe the scam which came to light after an audio recording of the candidate’s purported telephonic conversation with one of his friends went viral on social media.

The candidate admitted the fraud to a friend during a phone call which was recorded, police said.

The examination was held on September 5.