Overview

• Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami told reporters that youths should be wary of people using the protests for personal gain and said decisions will prioritize students’ interests.
• Retired Justice B.S. Verma has been appointed to supervise the investigation to ensure fairness and transparency, with authority to visit districts and guide the probe.
• The five-member Special Investigation Team, headed by Dehradun Rural SP Jaya Baluni, was constituted on September 24 with statewide jurisdiction and has invited evidence via email and WhatsApp.
• Police have arrested an accused candidate, Khalid, and his sister Sabia, alleging that exam pages were photographed and routed to a teacher named Suman for answers.
• Protesters, led by the Uttarakhand Berozgar Sangh, are demanding a CBI probe, cancellation of the tainted exam with a quick re-test, and the UKSSSC chairman’s resignation, while the government has suspended sector magistrate K.N. Tiwari for negligence.