GT News Service
Jammu, April 6
The Enforcement Directorate Jammu has attached property worth Rs one crore of one of the accused involved in the infamous J&K Police Sub-Inspector recruitment scam of 2022.
“Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Jammu Sub Zonal Office has attached movable properties in the form of bank balances relating to accused Yatin Yadav, M/s New Global Fumigation Corporation, Prop. Yatin Yadav and his associate Lokesh Kumar, to the tune of Rs. 1 Crore (approx.) under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002”, spokesperson of ED said.
The case was related to the paper leak of the examination conducted by J&K Services Selection Board (JKSSB) for the recruitment of 1200 Sub-Inspectors of J&K Police, against monetary benefits by the accused Yatin Yadav and others.
ED, Jammu has attached movable properties in the form of bank balances relating to accused Yatin Yadav, M/s New Global Fumigation Corporation, Prop. Yatin Yadav and his associate Lokesh Kumar, to the tune of Rs. 1 Crore (approx.) under the provisions of the PMLA, 2002 in a case…
— ED (@dir_ed) April 6, 2024
ED initiated investigations on the basis of FIR and chargesheet filed by CBI, Jammu against accused tout Yatin Yadav and 23 other accused persons.
Question papers were sold ranging from Rs 15 lakh to Rs 30 lakh.
ED investigations revealed that accused Yatin Yadav in criminal conspiracy with other accused persons, contacted different aspirants willing to access question papers and provided them with the leaked question paper from 25.03.2022 to 27.03.2022 at different places, against monetary payments ranging from Rs. 15 Lakh to Rs. 30 Lakh.
During the ED investigations, the scrutiny of the suspected bank accounts showed that the chain of transactions had been used to route cash deposits, and other funds into the bank accounts related to Yatin Yadav.
The funds were also routed into his proprietorship firm, M/s New Global Fumigation Corporation as well and were dissipated via transactions of smaller amounts. The linearity of the interconnected transactions, coupled with the fact that the beneficiary of the transactions is accused tout, Yatin Yadav, cogently established the tainted nature of funds into the said bank accounts, relating to the Proceeds of Crime.
Chargesheed was by CBI filed in November 2022
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed chargesheet against 24 accused in this infamous scam in November 2022.
The accused against whom chargesheet was filed included the Commandant of the Border Security Force (BSF), the Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of Jammu and Kashmir Police, constables of J&K Police, officials of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), a government teacher, some touts and employees of a printing press.
According to CBI, during the investigation, it was found that an accused of Rewari Haryana hatched a conspiracy with others.
“In pursuance of the said conspiracy, another accused who was an employee of a printing press where question papers were printed, stole the question paper of J&K Police Sub-Inspector examination and handed over the same to other accused of Rewari”, CBI stated.
Further, the said accused contacted other accused persons to arrange candidates for the sale of question papers. The other accused arranged candidates who were provided leaked question papers. In furtherance to conspiracy, candidates were taken to Karnal and provided the leaked question papers in exchange for money.
Few accused of Jammu and Kashmir made arrangements for providing leaked question papers to candidates at Gangyal on the outskirt of Jammu. It was further alleged that the accused distributed leaked question papers at the residence of a doctor who is also an accused. It was also alleged that some candidates actively participated in the said conspiracy.
As reported earlier, question papers were sold at the rate of Rs 30 lakh for each candidate by a Haryana-based tout who was in touch with one Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of J&K Police.
CBI had registered a case on 03.08.2022 on the request of the J&K Government against 33 accused including the then Medical Officer, B
SF Frontier Hqrs, Paloura; then Member, JKSSB; then Under Secretary, the then Section Officer (both of JKSSB); ex-official of CRPF, ASI of J&K Police; owner of a coaching centre, Akhnoor; private company based at Bengaluru; private persons and unknown others in connection with this scam.
The investigation was spread across several states involving the analysis of voluminous technical data and the examination of a large number of witnesses.
After registration of the case, searches were conducted around 77 places including in J&K, Haryana, Delhi, and Bengaluru at the premises of the accused and others including certain officials of JKSSB. 20 persons were arrested and cash of Rs. 61.79 lakh was recovered. Four persons against whom chargesheet was filed are still at large.
Accused in Sub-Inspector Recruitment Scam
- Dr. Karnail Singh
- Ashwani Kumar
- Ashok Kumar
- Jaisuriya Sharma
- Kewal Krishan
- Raman Sharma
- Amit Kumar Sharma
- Rakesh Kumar
- Sunil Sharma
- Suresh Kumar Sharma
- Jagdish Lal
- Kashmir Singh
- Atul Kumar
- Tarsem Lal Sharma
- Yatin Yadav
- Vikas Sharma
- Anil Kumar
- Ashok @ Ashok Pandit
- Pawan Kumar
- Asheesh Yadav
- Bajinder Singh
- Sulinder Kumar
- Surender Singh
- Pradip Kumar Katiyar
- On June 4, 2022 JKSSB released the list of over 7200 candidates who have cleared the written exams of the Police Sub-Inspector (PSI) and qualified for the physical test.
- With the list of shortlisted candidates released by the JKSSB, the J-K Police recruitment exam has come under the scanner after several aspirants have called it a “fraud” and “unfair”.
- Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, on June 9, 2022 had assured a probe into allegations of irregularities in written tests conducted for the post of Police Sub-Inspectors.
- On June 10, 2022 a three-member panel headed by the Financial Commissioner (Additional Chief Secretary), Home Department, R K Goyal was constituted. The other members of the panel were the Principal Secretary of the General Administration Department and the Secretary Department of Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs.
- 97, 793 candidates appeared in the written test conducted by the JKSSB on March 27 across the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
- As per data, 1,13,861 candidates had applied for the post of which 97,793 candidates appeared in the examination, which was over 85 percent.
- Over 7200 candidates have “cleared” written tests and have declared qualified for the physical test in the coming days, JKSSB had issued notice was the recruitment of 1200 posts of PSI in the Police Department.
- Alleging large-scale bungling, fraud, and irregularities, left-out candidates pointed out multiple instances wherein siblings have managed selection which cannot be a coincidence.
- It was alleged that question papers were leaked a day before the exams and some touts managed to get question papers.
- On July 8, 2022, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha ordered cancellation of the exams fter the three-member inquiry panel detected bungling in the written examinations. The LG also recommended a probe by the CBI in this scam.
- On August 5, 2022, CBI conducted raids at 28 locations in Jammu, one at Srinagar and a house in Bangalore.
- The CBI on November 10, 2022 arrested seven more accused including a head constable and constables of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), and three private persons in same case.
