The 2021 Sub-Inspector (SI) recruitment paper leak, investigated by the Special Operations Group (SOG) since Feb 2024, culminated Thursday with Rajasthan high court ordering that the recruitment exam be scrapped. TOI’s Dishank Purohit spoke with ADG (SOG) VK Singh, who also heads the SIT formed to curb paper leaks, about the investigation, the exam mafia,…
Jaisalmer: A Jaisalmer court Wednesday sentenced Surendra alias Sunil to life imprisonment till his last breath for dowry harassment and abetment of his wife’s suicide. Additional District and Sessions Judge Dr Mahendra Kumar Goyal also imposed a fine of Rs3 lakh on him.According to Additional Public Prosecutor Samandar Singh Rathore, the case dates back to…
Jaipur: Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje said Thursday exile is not just a part of Lord Ram’s life, but that of everyone’s, a nuanced comment political watchers said may hint at Raje asserting her continued relevance to Rajasthan’s political landscape.“This is something everyone should understand internally,” she said.Raje’s said, “Lord Ram taught us the…
Jaipur: It began with the arrest of a trainee cop and ended up exposing one of Rajasthan’s ugliest recruitment scams.On Feb 2, 2024, the Special Operations Group (SOG) picked up Daluram Meena, ranked 1,402 in the SI 2021 exam, under training at the police academy. Nobody knew then that the arrest would trigger a domino…
Jaipur: Rajasthan High Court made scathing observations about the state’s top recruiting agency, the Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC), while ordering the annulment of the 2021 SI recruitment exam.It pointed to systemic corruption in RPSC, highlighting the involvement of RPSC members, including Babu Lal Katara and Ramuram Raika—both in jail now—in orchestrating the paper leaks…