Overview

• Police arrested candidate Khalid Malik in the Laksar area of Haridwar and transferred him to Dehradun custody for questioning.
• Sabia, Khalid’s sister, was arrested earlier and sent to judicial remand after allegedly forwarding the questions to assistant professor Suman for answers.
• Investigators say Khalid used a device inside Adarsh Bal Sadan Inter College in Bahadurpur Jat to photograph three pages carrying 12 questions and sent the images to Sabia via WhatsApp.
• A case has been registered under the Uttarakhand Competitive Examination (Prevention and Control of Unfair Means in Recruitment) Ordinance, 2023, and Dehradun SSP Ajay Singh has constituted an SIT to examine the leak and centre protocols including jammers.
• Haridwar Police raids also uncovered an illegal electricity connection at the accused’s residence, leading to a case against Khalid’s father under the Electricity Act, while police say links to a wider network remain unestablished and Hina’s role is under scrutiny.