Early Times Report
Jammu, June 20: As just four days left for the inquiry panel to submit its findings regarding alleged fraud and manipulation in written exams of Police Sub-Inspector conducted by the Service Selection Board, demand for a CBI probe gained momentum.
On Monday some aspirants pointed out that they have no faith in the three-member inquiry panel constituted by the Jammu and Kashmir Government so there was a need for a high-level probe.
Quoting some reports which pointed out involved of some influential persons in the scam, some aspirants aired apprehension that members of the inquiry panel would succumb to the pressure of these influential persons. They demanded that an inquiry should be conducted by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
As reported earlier, 97, 793 candidates have appeared in the written test conducted by the JKSSB in a single sitting on March 27 across the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
As per data, 1,13,861 candidates had applied for the post of which 97,793 candidates appeared in the examination, which was over 85 percent.
Over 7200 candidates have “cleared” written tests and have declared qualified for the physical test in the coming days, JKSSB had issued notice was the recruitment of 1200 posts of PSI in the Police Department.
Alleging large-scale bungling, fraud, and irregularities, left-out candidates pointed out multiple instances wherein siblings have managed selection which cannot be a coincidence.
It is widely alleged that question papers were leaked a day before the exams and some touts managed to get question papers.
The inquiry committee, constituted on the directions of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha to probe allegations of fraud in the written tests of recruitment of Sub-Inspector of Jammu and Kashmir Police, has been directed to submit its report by June 24 at any cost.
On June 4, the Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB) released the list of candidates who have qualified for the written exams of the Police Sub-Inspector (PSI) held on March 27.
The three-member panel is headed by the Financial Commissioner (Additional Chief Secretary), Home Department, R K Goyal. The other members of the panel are the Principal Secretary General Administration Department and the Secretary Department of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs.
The committee which has been given an option to co-opt as may be required has been asked to submit a report/ recommendations within 15 days. The order, which has gone viral on social media on Monday, was issued on June 10.
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, on June 9, has assured a probe into allegations of irregularities in written tests conducted for the post of Police Sub-Inspectors. |
