New Delhi, Dec 9 (Agency) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed a chargesheet against eight accused in the Court of Special Judge at Yupia in Arunachal Pradesh in an ongoing investigation of a case related to alleged leakage of question paper of an examination conducted by Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) for the post of Assistant Engineer (Civil). CBI had registered a case on October 26, on the request of the government of Arunachal Pradesh and further notification from the Government of India transferring the investigation on September 27, of SIC (Vig.) Police Station corresponding to Itanagar Police Station Case No 229 dated September 10, CBI statement said.
The said case was registered against a private person of a Coaching Institute at Itanagar and unknown officials of APPSC on complaint related to the allegations of leakage of question paper before written examination for recruitment to the post of Assistant Engineer (Civil) conducted by APPSC on August 26 and 27. The Complainant (a Candidate) had alleged that the accused (a teacher of the institute) was in possession of questions for the said examination disclosing leakage of paper by him in connivance with unknown officials of APPSC, the statement said. Searches were earlier conducted on November 3, at around 16 different places in Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh which resulted into recovery of incriminating documents/articles including fake/counterfeit stamps of executive magistrate of Arunachal Pradesh, Executive Engineer, State Bank of India, Hard discs and pen drive, it added.