Archive · 7 Aug 2026
'Paperwala' Fireman Arrested in Interstate Exam Paper Leak Racket
A fireman from Chandigarh named Sonu Kumar has been arrested by the police.
People called him 'Paperwala' because they say he sold secret exam papers.
Police believe he ran a group that helped people cheat in government job exams.
The group gave students special phones and tiny earbuds.
Students could take pictures of the exam paper and send them to friends outside.
Those friends would send back the correct answers.
Police caught two students during an exam at a university in Delhi.
One student was touching her ear, which hid a small Bluetooth earpiece.
Another student had a tiny camera hidden like a shirt button.
After catching the students, police followed the clues and arrested seven people in all.
Delhi Police arrested seven people, including Chandigarh fireman Sonu Kumar, over an interstate government job exam paper leak racket.
Sonu Kumar, known as 'Paperwala' and 'Sonu Maan', allegedly ran the syndicate for over two years, selling question papers for Rs 8 lakh-Rs 12 lakh.
The investigation began on July 26 when invigilators caught candidates using a Bluetooth earpiece and a phone camera disguised as a shirt button during an LDC exam at Central Sanskrit University in Delhi.
The racket supplied customised phones, Bluetooth devices, SIM cards and nano earbuds to transmit questions and receive answers during exams.
Sonu Kumar was arrested at Dadri Bypass Road in Haryana's Charkhi Dadri district while allegedly trying to arrange a leak for a Haryana government exam.
- Who
- Chandigarh fireman Sonu Kumar (alias 'Paperwala'), plus six others: job aspirants Aarti and Hemant, Hemant's brother Rinku, Delhi University staffer Sanni, and middlemen Deepak and Virender.
- What
- An interstate syndicate that leaked question papers and supplied cheating devices for government recruitment exams was busted by Delhi Police.
- When
- Police announced the arrests on Friday, days after candidates were caught on July 26 during an exam at Central Sanskrit University.
- Where
- Delhi and Haryana, including the exam hall at Central Sanskrit University, Janakpuri Police Station, and Dadri Bypass Road in Charkhi Dadri district.
- Why
- To help candidates clear recruitment exams in exchange for payments of Rs 8 lakh to Rs 12 lakh.
- People arrested
- 7
- Kingpin
- Sonu Kumar, fireman with Chandigarh Fire Department, alias 'Paperwala'
- Price of leaked papers
- Rs 8 lakh-Rs 12 lakh
- Trigger incident
- LDC exam at Central Sanskrit University, Delhi, on July 26
- Cheating devices
- Bluetooth earpieces, camera phone disguised as shirt button, nano earbuds, SIM-card Bluetooth devices
- FIR location
- Janakpuri Police Station, Delhi
- Laws invoked
- Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act and Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
- Investigation span
- Three states