ED arrests masterminds behind UP police and UPPSC exam paper leaks | India News – Times of India

LUCKNOW: The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Lucknow, has arrested Ravi Attri and Subhash Prakash, the masterminds behind the Uttar Pradesh Police Constable Recruitment Exam Paper Leak and the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) RO/ARO Exam Paper Leak case, on Tuesday.
The ED seized custody of the two persons following an order by the Special Court (PMLA), Lucknow, which granted the ED custody of the accused.
Judge Neel Kanth Mani Tripathi granted the ED seven-day custody of Subhash and Ravi.
The ED had initiated an investigation on the basis of FIRs registered by the UP Police under various sections of the IPC, 1860, the Uttar Pradesh Public Examination Act, 1998, and the Information Technology Act, 2000, relating to the UP Police Constable Recruitment Exam Paper Leak and the UPPSC RO/ARO Exam Paper Leak.
The ED investigation revealed that Ravi Attri and Subhash Prakash, with the help of their associates, leaked question papers for the UP Police Constable Recruitment Examination 2023 and the RO/ARO Exam 2023.
They generated proceeds of crime by providing leaked questionnaires to exam candidates before the scheduled exam dates. Arrangements were made for candidates to meet at resorts in Manesar, Haryana and in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh. Significant credits and cash deposits were observed in the suspect’s bank accounts, both after the release of the exam announcements and in the run-up to and after the exam dates.
Earlier, assets including plots, apartments, bank accounts and cars worth Rs. 1.02 crore, were confirmed by ED Lucknow.