Overview
- A complaint from Central Sanskrit University filed on July 26 triggered an FIR at Janakpuri Police Station and on-site checks that recovered a customised phone, a Bluetooth device with a SIM card and concealed nano earbuds from exam candidates.
- Police have arrested seven people so far, including the alleged mastermind Sonu Kumar (alias Sonu Maan), a firefighter arrested in Haryana from whom officers seized a tablet linked to a foreign account, multiple customised phones, Bluetooth units, nano earbuds and documents.
- Investigators say the syndicate ran a converted car as a mobile control room that used screen-mirroring and spy-camera apps to view candidates’ screens while AI tools produced answers that were relayed to candidates through nano earbuds.
- The network allegedly charged aspirants roughly ₹10–12 lakh per candidate and used intermediaries to recruit and equip examinees, and police are tracing the financial trail and identifying beneficiaries who may have secured government jobs through the scheme.
- Authorities have begun informing affected institutions so they can review suspicious hires, and the case highlights growing digital vulnerabilities in high-stakes recruitment that may prompt stricter proctoring and device-forensic checks.