Lucknow. In the RO/ARO (Review Officer and Assistant Review Officer) form leak case, STF arrested Dr. Sharad, the right hand man of gang leader Rajeev Nayan and his three associates on Sunday. All four were caught near Kalindi Park in Vrindavan Colony.
STF gave information
According to STF Deputy SP Lal Pratap Singh, Dr. Sharad Singh Patel is originally a resident of Chunar Pachewara Kailahat, Mirzapur. Lived here in Lovenest Apartment in Vrindavan Yojana Colony.
His other associates are Abhishek Shukla of Raja Bazar, Kamlesh Kumar Pal of Jhunsi Kamaldipur Chakchurwan of Prayagraj and Arpit Vineet Yashwant of Prayagraj Cantt Mayorabad.
Information about Dr. Sharad was obtained during the interrogation of gang leader Rajeev Nayan. Dr. Sharad has already leaked papers of many competitive exams. Two lakh rupees, two luxury cars and many important documents were recovered from the accused.
The kingpin had sold the paper to Sharad for Rs 25 lakh.
STF’s inquiry revealed that the question paper was sold for Rs 25 lakh. Dr. Sharad had received Rs 25 lakh for the RO recruitment exam paper. Dr. Sharad and his companions had reached Palacio Mall in four luxury cars with the pamphlets.
It was here that he also received money from the candidates. The candidates were asked to memorize the answers to the questions on the RO exam paper. Sharad’s partner Amit Singh was also involved in this work. Amit was arrested on April 4 itself.
College worker had taken the photo from mobile
The main role in the paper leak scandal is played by Kamlesh Kumar Pal alias KK, Bishop of Johnson Girls School and College, Prayagraj and Arpit Vineet Yashwant, who looks after the examination work. There were total four bundles of papers.
As per the plan, on February 11, 2024, at around 6:30 in the morning, Kamlesh Kumar Pal alias KK had come outside the examination center Bishop Johnson Girls School. After receiving the paper at the examination center at 6:45 pm and the Sector Magistrate leaving, Arpit Vineet Yashwant called KK and called him inside. There were four bundles of question papers.
Two bundle guards took one bundle each of Arpit Vineet Yashwant and one KK from below to the strong room on the first floor. Guard and Arpit kept their bundles in the strong room, but KK took his bundle to the medical room right next to the strong room.
There, after opening the bundle with a cutter, sealed the packet, took a photo with my mobile and pasted the bundle and packet with tape. The photo of the question paper was first sent on Dr. Sharad Singh’s WhatsApp. He had sent Rajeev Nayan. STF is now gathering information about other people of the gang of the accused.