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The Hindu
20-06-2025
- The Hindu
ED conducts search operation at 11 locations in Bihar Constable Recruitment Scam 2023
Enforcement Directorate (ED), Patna Zonal Office conducted search operations on Thursday (June 19, 2025) at 11 locations in Patna, Nalanda, Ranchi, Lucknow and Kolkata in Bihar Constable Recruitment Scam of 2023. ED in its official press statement on Friday (June 20, 2025) stated that during these searches several incriminating material, documents and digital devices have been found and seized. The ED further stated that as per the FIR No. 16/2023 dated 31.10.2023 registered by Economic Offence Unit (EOU), Patna and the subsequent chargesheet dated 22.08.2024, the Central Selection Board of Constable (CSBC), which conducted the Bihar Constable Recruitment of 2023, awarded the question paper printing contract to M/s Caltex Multiventures Pvt. Ltd., a company formed in 2021 that reportedly lacked prior experience or its own printing press. ED stressed that this company had an undisclosed agreement with M/s Blessing Secured Press Pvt. Ltd., whose director, Kaushik Kumar Kar, was blacklisted due to involvement in previous paper leak cases. 'Kaushik Kumar Kar helped to incorporate a new company M/s Caltex Multiventures Pvt. Ltd. and used close associates to secure the tender indirectly. Sanjeev Mukhiya, a habitual offender involved in several paper leak cases, and his gang reportedly gathered information about the printing press, warehouse, and transportation vehicles. Question papers were then removed from sealed boxes during transit from the warehouse to examination centres and sold via social media, 'The ED said the press statement. During the searches, incriminating documents have been found at several spots like handwritten candidates lists with OMR Nos of their answer sheets, fake degree certificates, documents of several candidates, blank cheques seemingly submitted by candidates, handwritten questions with candidate lists etc. ED stated that further investigation is under progress.
Hans India
20-06-2025
- Hans India
Bihar 2023 police scam;ED conducts multiple searches
Patna: The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday conducted multi-state searches in connection with a money laundering investigation into an alleged scam in the recruitment of police constables in Bihar during 2023, official sources said. At least a dozen locations of private entities like agents, exam paper leak syndicate members and their associates in Patna and Nalanda in Bihar, Ranchi (Jharkhand), Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) and Kolkata (West Bengal) were raided under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the sources said. A press in Kolkata in which the exam papers were printed was also covered by the investigators of the federal probe agency, they said. The masterminds of this alleged scam are the same as that of the NEET UG paper leak 'scam' of 2024, they said. The Bihar Police Constable 2023 recruitment was aimed to fill 21,391 vacancies across various units of the Bihar police. The examination was conducted at 529 centres across 37 districts of Bihar on October 1, 2023 attracting over 18 lakh aspirants. Following allegations of the exam paper leak, it was cancelled by the state central selection board of constables (CSBC) on October 3 that year. The money laundering case stems from some Bihar Police (economic offences unit or EOU) FIRs. The ED suspects money laundering in this case as a gang of agents generated 'proceeds of crime' (illicit funds) by leaking the exam papers and selling it to aspirants and used the money given by the candidates to create personal assets. Some Bihar police officials are also under the scanner of the ED, as per the sources. The state police had arrested seven private people in this case, including three from West Bengal. An inter-state gang headed by Sanjeev Mukhiya was termed by the police as the perpetrators of this paper leak. Mukhiya has worked as a technical assistant in a government college in Nalanda district. He is currently lodged in judicial custody. The Bihar EOU found that an accused named Kaushik Kumar Kar had a Kolkata-based firm, Caltex Multiventure Pvt Ltd, and he was awarded the contract to print and supply the question papers for the constable recruitment examination. However, it was discovered that Caltex Multiventure Pvt Ltd was a a one-room 'shell' company with no employees, and printing and supply of question papers was outsourced to a company named Blessing Secured Press Pvt Ltd, where Kar's wife was a director.
Time of India
19-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Constable exam paper leak case: ED raids four states
Patna: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday launched simultaneous raids in Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal in connection with the police constable recruitment examination paper leak case. The large-scale operation is part of an ongoing investigation into money laundering linked to the scam. According to official sources, the search operation was conducted 11 locations in Bihar and Jharkhand. In Patna, ED officials raided the premises of Shiv, while in Ranchi, the residence of Sikandar Prasad Yadavendu was searched. Both are directly involved in the recruitment scam. Shiv is the son of Sanjeev Mukhiya, alleged mastermind of the NEET-UG 2024 paper leak, according to sources. The ED team began its operations at two separate locations in Nalanda from 7.30am. One raid was conducted at the residence of Shiv in Balwa village while the other targeted the home of Sandeep Kumar in Gosai Math village. Sandeep is said to be a close associate of Mukhiya. The teams, arriving in three ED vehicles accompanied by central security forces, involved about a dozen officials in total. Sources said original certificates of eight to ten candidates were found, along with four blank cheques. Chequebooks, passbooks, certificates, and other documents were also seized. A separate raid was carried out at Sikandar's residence near RPS Mor under Rupaspur police station limits. However, no official statement from the ED has been released so far. Tension briefly escalated in Gosai Math when around 25 villagers protested the ED action, threatening to disrupt proceedings and raising fears of stone-pelting. Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel promptly brought the situation under control, and the raid continued without further hindrance until the afternoon. Sandeep, who owns the largest share of agricultural land in his village, fled before the ED team arrived, adding to suspicions of his involvement. Meanwhile, Shiv, who had been jailed earlier in the same constable recruitment paper leak case, was recently released on bail. He was also the subject of Thursday's raid in Patna. His father, Sanjeev Mukhiya, is widely considered the key figure behind the NEET-UG paper leak and has allegedly been involved in leaking several other competitive exam papers. In April 2025, he was arrested by the Special Task Force (STF) in Patna after absconding since the NEET-UG leak on May 5, 2024. A reward of Rs 3 lakh had been declared for information leading to his arrest. He is currently lodged in jail. Mukhiya, formerly employed as a technical assistant at the Horticulture College in Noorsarai, Nalanda, has once again brought to light the rampant corruption in the education sector. His wife, Mamta Devi, had contested the 2020 assembly elections from Harnaut on an LJP ticket. She is expected to contest the upcoming elections as well, although it is unclear whether she will stand as an independent or represent a political party.
Time of India
19-06-2025
- Time of India
ED raids multiple states in 2023 Bihar constable recruitment scam probe
Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel Patna, The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday conducted multi-state searches in connection with a money laundering investigation into an alleged scam in the recruitment of police constables in Bihar during 2023, official sources least a dozen locations of private entities like agents, exam paper leak syndicate members and their associates in Patna and Nalanda in Bihar, Ranchi (Jharkhand), Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) and Kolkata (West Bengal) were raided under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the sources said.A press in Kolkata in which the exam papers were printed was also covered by the investigators of the federal probe agency, they masterminds of this alleged scam are the same as that of the NEET UG paper leak 'scam' of 2024, they Bihar Police Constable 2023 recruitment was aimed to fill 21,391 vacancies across various units of the Bihar examination was conducted at 529 centres across 37 districts of Bihar on October 1, 2023 attracting over 18 lakh allegations of the exam paper leak, it was cancelled by the state central selection board of constables (CSBC) on October 3 that money laundering case stems from some Bihar Police (economic offences unit or EOU) FIRs. The ED suspects money laundering in this case as a gang of agents generated "proceeds of crime" (illicit funds) by leaking the exam papers and selling it to aspirants and used the money given by the candidates to create personal Bihar police officials are also under the scanner of the ED, as per the state police had arrested seven private people in this case, including three from West Bengal. An inter-state gang headed by Sanjeev Mukhiya was termed by the police as the perpetrators of this paper has worked as a technical assistant in a government college in Nalanda district. He is currently lodged in judicial Bihar EOU found that an accused named Kaushik Kumar Kar had a Kolkata-based firm, Caltex Multiventure Pvt Ltd, and he was awarded the contract to print and supply the question papers for the constable recruitment it was discovered that Caltex Multiventure Pvt Ltd was a a one-room "shell" company with no employees, and printing and supply of question papers was outsourced to a company named Blessing Secured Press Pvt Ltd, where Kar's wife was a as per the EOU, had allegedly been involved in some earlier question paper leak cases for recruitment exams conducted by the Uttar Pradesh Public Services Commission (UPPSC) in 2019 and the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) in 2022. He went on to establish Blessing Secured Press Pvt EOU said in a statement in 2023 that it noticed "serious" deviations from standard operating procedures regarding the transportation, storage, and handover of question papers by Kar and his of sending the question papers to the state treasury as agreed, Kar's affiliated firms sent them to a warehouse owned by DP World Express Logistic Pvt Ltd in Patna, where they remained for six days without notifying the this period, members of the Sanjeev Mukhiya gang were contacted by Kar, and the question papers were opened and circulated among gang members for further distribution to aspirants, who paid substantial sums for the advance knowledge, as per the the conduct of the examination on October 1 2023, several candidates were caught cheating using electronic devices and other fraudulent methods, leading to the exam's complaints of irregularities prompted the cancellation of the exam and the postponement of tests scheduled for October 7 and October 15 (2023).The NEET-UG is conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for admissions to MBBS, BDS, AYUSH and other related courses in government and private 2024, the exam was conducted on May 5 at 4,750 centres in 571 cities, including 14 abroad. More than 23 lakh candidates appeared for the Bihar Police launched a crackdown after getting inputs of an alleged leak of the paper and it soon snowballed into a major political Union education ministry handed over the probe to the CBI, which had registered several FIRs in the case, taking over probes from different states including Bihar. PTI
New Indian Express
19-06-2025
- New Indian Express
NEET-UG paper leak case: ED raids underway in Ranchi, Patna
RANCHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is conducting raids in Ranchi and Patna in connection with the NEET-UG paper leak case since Thursday morning. The ED raid still continues and many important clues related to it are expected to be unearthed. The agency is investigating the identity and money trail of other people involved in this entire racket. According to ED sources, the agency is carrying out searches at multiple locations, including Bariatu in Ranchi and several locations in Patna, particularly those linked to relatives of the alleged mastermind, Sanjeev Mukhiya. The raids are part of the ED's investigation into suspected money laundering related to the NEET paper leak. The ED is now investigating the financial aspects of the case, which includes finding out how much illegal money was earned through the paper leak and how the money was transacted.
