Archive · 21 May 2025
53 Arrested in Arunachal Pradesh Exam Cheating Scheme
Police caught 53 people from Haryana cheating on a school job exam in Arunachal Pradesh.
They were using hidden devices like tiny earpieces to get answers from someone outside the exam room.
This cheating ring was run from Haryana.
The police are now trying to find and arrest the people who helped these individuals cheat.
The school board in charge of the exam was also notified about the arrests.
53 individuals from Haryana were arrested in Arunachal Pradesh for exam cheating.
The arrests relate to cheating in a Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS) recruitment exam.
Examinees used GSM-enabled gadgets and micro earpieces to receive answers.
The cheating was coordinated by a Haryana-based network.
Police are investigating and have informed the Central Board of Secondary Education.
- Who
- 53 candidates from Haryana, handlers in Haryana, Arunachal Pradesh police.
- What
- Cheating in the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti recruitment exam.
- When
- May 18, 2025 (exam); May 20, 2025 (police announcement)
- Where
- Arunachal Pradesh
- Why
- To gain an unfair advantage in the exam.
- Number of Arrests
- 53
- Origin of Arrested
- Haryana
- Location of Arrests
- Arunachal Pradesh
- Exam Date
- May 18, 2025
- Positions Targeted
- Lab assistants and junior secretariat assistants
- Devices Used
- GSM-enabled gadgets and micro earpieces
