Overview
- Retired Uttarakhand High Court judge B.S. Verma has been named to supervise the five‑member SIT, which was constituted on September 24 under SP (Rural) Jaya Baluni.
- The SIT has asked candidates and the public to share information and provided an email (spdehatddn@gmail.com) and WhatsApp number (+91 9027083022) for tips.
- Police have arrested Khalid and his sister Sabia, alleging he photographed question pages at a Haridwar centre and sought answers from assistant professor Suman, who has been implicated.
- Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami characterizes the episode as cheating rather than a full paper leak and cites the state’s anti‑copying law to promise strict punishment.
- Administrative actions include the suspension of officials such as Sector Magistrate K.N. Tiwari and the demolition of a shop linked to accused Khalid in Sultanpur, Laksar, as student protests press for a CBI probe and a fresh exam.