Overview

• Hakam Singh—previously arrested in a 2022 leak case and later expelled from the BJP—and Pankaj Gaur were arrested in Dehradun on September 20 after a joint STF–police surveillance operation prompted by a tip-off.
• Police allege the pair sought Rs 12–15 lakh from candidates by promising to secure selection in the UKSSSC recruitment test.
• Investigators say they possess an audio recording capturing a Rs 15 lakh demand from a candidate.
• A case has been registered at Patel Nagar under Section 12(3) of the Uttarakhand Competitive Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means in Recruitment and Remedies) Act, 2023.
• Authorities report no evidence of a paper leak or any payments made, and the September 21 exam will proceed under police monitoring.