Overview

• The Uttarakhand government has constituted a five-member SIT led by Dehradun Rural SP Jaya Baluni to investigate the case under judicial oversight.
• On September 29, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami reaffirmed zero tolerance for irregularities and said his government is ready for whatever investigation students seek, including a CBI probe.
• Former chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat publicly supported the call for a CBI investigation, urging assurances to protesting aspirants.
• Officials say the inquiry is scrutinizing how the question paper allegedly reached a single candidate at one centre and the main accused’s prior record.
• Dhami highlighted more than 25,000 recent appointments made without malpractice and cautioned youths about those trying to leverage their protests for personal gain.