Overview

• Three pages from a UKSSSC question paper surfaced online after a September 21 exam in Haridwar, sparking anger among aspirants.
• Police arrested Khalid Malik, alleging he hid a phone in his socks, photographed the paper in a washroom and circulated the images.
• The Uttarakhand government suspended an assistant professor, a sector magistrate and two police personnel, and announced a Special Investigation Team.
• Students, including groups under the Uttarakhand Berozgar Sangh, have launched protests and an indefinite sit-in in Dehradun seeking exam cancellation and a CBI probe.
• Rahul Gandhi amplified support for the protesters and tied the leak to his 'vote chori' narrative, as the Election Commission’s demand for sworn proof on electoral-fraud claims remains outstanding.