Confirmed Medium source confidence State body

Village Panchayat Development Officer (VPDO/VDO) recruitment exam

6 March 2016 Uttarakhand Uttarakhand Subordinate Service Selection Commission (UKSSSC)

Status

Confirmed

A leak or organised manipulation was established by an official body, a court, or a police investigation.

Candidates affected

—

No figure in the source

Arrests

reported at the time

Convictions

—

None recorded here

What happened

VPDO exam held 6 Mar 2016 was cancelled on 1 Dec 2017; later probes found the paper was leaked via the printing contractor and sold for Rs 10-15 lakh per paper. Included in a 2024 ED money-laundering prosecution naming 17 accused.

What was done

Exam cancelled

Official probe — ED/PMLA

Arrests / FIR

Source

Primary reference Prokerala (PTI) ↗ https://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a1588652.html

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What happened

What was done

Source

3 other incidents at UKSSSC

Also in Uttarakhand

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