Overview
- The probe began after Central Sanskrit University complained about unfair means during a Lower Division Clerk exam, and frisking at the Janakpuri centre on July 26 recovered a customised phone, a Bluetooth device with a SIM and nano earbuds leading to two immediate arrests.
- Interrogation and technical surveillance led to the arrests of intermediaries who named an alleged kingpin, 31‑year‑old fireman Sonu Kumar alias Sonu Maan, who was detained on the Charkhi Dadri bypass while allegedly facilitating another exam.
- Police seized customised mobile phones, multiple Bluetooth devices, nano earpieces, a tablet linked to a foreign account, incriminating documents and a vehicle converted into a mobile control room for remote assistance.
- Investigators say candidates were instructed to install two apps — one for screen mirroring and one spy‑camera app — so operators could view screens and, using AI tools such as ChatGPT, generate and relay answers through concealed earbuds.
- The case is registered under the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act and police are tracing the syndicate’s financial trail, identifying alleged job beneficiaries and checking for similar cheating networks across states.