Pune, Thane:
The Pune police are investigating a viral cellphone name recording by which an aspirant is purportedly requested to pay Rs 40 lakh in change for an MPSC examination query paper, an official stated on Thursday.
The Maharashtra Public Service Fee (MPSC) has clarified that each one the query paper units are protected of their custody.
The Group B (non-gazetted) joint examination 2024, performed by the MPSC, is scheduled for Sunday.
Within the purported cellphone recording, an individual provides to supply the query paper to a candidate a day earlier than the examination in return for Rs 35-40 lakh.
In a notification issued on Thursday, MPSC stated it approached the police for an investigation after studying in regards to the viral audio clip.
“MPSC has approached us and we’re probing the purported cellphone name recording,” stated Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Nikhil Pingle.
Addressing a press convention in Navi Mumbai, MPSC secretary Dr Suvara Kharat stated all preparations are in place to conduct the Maharashtra Group-B (Non-Gazetted) Providers Mixed Preliminary Examination 2024 in a good and clear method.
“There must be no doubts concerning the integrity of the examination course of. Aspirants should not consider in rumours of leaks and so forth. All query papers are securely saved beneath stringent safety protocols. It has come to our discover that some people are trying to deceive candidates by falsely claiming to have entry to the examination papers and demanding cash in return,” Kharat stated.
“The Maharashtra Public Service Fee has lodged a criticism with the Pune Police Commissioner. Authorized motion is being pursued towards these concerned in such fraudulent actions. Candidates who obtain cellphone calls or messages providing query papers in change for cash ought to lodge a criticism by emailing contact-secretary@mpsc.gov.in,” Kharat added.
The Maharashtra Group-B (Non-Gazetted) Providers Mixed Preliminary Examination 2024 is a extremely aggressive examination, with 2,86,000 candidates anticipated to look throughout the state.
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