Overview

• Dehradun STF and police detained Hakam Singh and Pankaj Gaur on September 20 after a tip-off, accusing them of soliciting ₹12–15 lakh from candidates for guaranteed selection.
• Investigators say Gaur contacted six students and linked the scheme to Singh, a figure previously arrested in a 2022 paper-leak case and later expelled from the BJP.
• Police report an audio clip capturing a ₹15 lakh demand and say the suspects admitted planning to keep payments or “adjust” them for future exams.
• An FIR was filed at Patel Nagar police station under Section 12(3) of Uttarakhand’s 2023 competitive exam anti-cheating law, and the probe continues.
• Authorities state there was no paper leak and no candidate had paid, as the September 21 exam proceeded with heightened security and on-site restrictions.