Overview
- Police say candidate Khalid Malik photographed three pages in the Haridwar centre and sent them via his sister Sabia to assistant professor Suman for answers; both Khalid and Sabia are in custody.
- State officials announced a Special Investigation Team under a retired judge with statewide remit and a one-month deadline to submit findings.
- The government asked UKSSSC to halt further action on the affected exams, and suspended assistant professor Suman and two police personnel posted at the centre for alleged negligence.
- Centre-level lapses are under scrutiny after reports that some halls lacked working mobile jammers and internal CCTV was not recording.
- Protests by students and unemployed groups continued across Uttarakhand calling for a CBI investigation, as Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami denounced a so-called 'nakal jihad' and authorities reported partial demolition of the main accused’s house over alleged illegal construction.