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ED Raids Harish Rawat Aide in UKSSSC Exam Scam
The Enforcement Directorate is investigating alleged cheating in a 2016 government recruitment exam in Uttarakhand.
The exam was run by the Uttarakhand Subordinate Service Selection Commission.
Officials searched several homes and offices in Dehradun.
One searched home belonged to Chandan Singh Jeena, an aide to former Chief Minister Harish Singh Rawat.
Investigators said they found Rs 32 lakh in cash, gold items and 12 expensive watches there.
They also froze bank accounts belonging to Jeena and his family.
The agency alleges that some exam answer sheets were taken out of secure storage and changed.
It says the changes were made to help candidates in return for illegal payments.
Jeena’s phone was seized for forensic examination.
The Enforcement Directorate searched multiple Dehradun locations over alleged irregularities in the 2016 UKSSSC VPDO examination.
Investigators recovered Rs 32 lakh in unaccounted cash, about 200.5 grams of gold and 12 luxury watches from Chandan Singh Jeena’s residence.
Jeena is presently a Personal Assistant to former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Singh Rawat and previously served as his OSD.
The ED alleged that OMR sheets were diverted, altered and re-sealed in exchange for illegal payments routed through middlemen.
Bank accounts belonging to Jeena and family members, holding a combined Rs 52.16 lakh, were frozen under the PMLA.
- Who
- The Enforcement Directorate searched premises linked to former UKSSSC officials, a private computer agency, alleged middlemen and Chandan Singh Jeena, a former aide to Harish Singh Rawat.
- What
- The searches concerned alleged large-scale irregularities in the 2016 UKSSSC Gram Panchayat Vikas Adhikari examination.
- Where
- Multiple locations in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, including Jeena’s residence, were searched.
- When
- The searches were conducted on September 10, with the ED announcing them on Friday.
- Why
- The ED is investigating alleged diversion and alteration of OMR answer sheets in exchange for illegal gratification.
Key facts
- Investigation agency
- Enforcement Directorate
- Legal basis
- Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002
- Exam under investigation
- UKSSSC Gram Panchayat Vikas Adhikari Examination, 2016
- Cash recovered
- Rs 32 lakh
- Gold recovered
- Approximately 200.5 grams, including 13 coins and seven chains
- Watches recovered
- 12 luxury wristwatches
- Frozen bank balances
- Rs 52.16 lakh across accounts belonging to Jeena and family members
- Estimated seized and frozen assets
- Approximately Rs 1.28 crore, subject to valuation of the watches
Quotes
Enforcement Directorate
India’s financial investigation agency conducting the searches
“Search of the residential premises of Chandan Singh Jeena led to the recovery of unaccounted Indian currency of Rs. 32,00,000/- (Rupees Thirty-Two Lakh), Gold coins and chains weighing approximately 200.5 grams (13 gold coins and 7 gold chains) and 12 luxury wrist-watches.”
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