No paper leak in CGL exam: J’khand govt to HC

The Jharkhand government on Friday told the high court that there was no leak of the combined graduate level (CGL) examination paper held on September 21 and 22 last year, and that rumours had spread through the circulation of guessed questions, as the hearing on a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a CBI probe into the alleged paper leak continued for the third consecutive day, an advocate familiar with the matter said.

- Raj Kumar

“As it was submitted on behalf of the state that no evidence of a paper leak was found, the court raised some pertinent questions. The court asked whether the mobile phones of the specific group of 28 candidates who were taken to Nepal by the accused persons — who allegedly provided them with answers to memorise for the JSSC CGL examination — were checked. When it was claimed that nothing could be found in the State Forensic Science Laboratory (SFSL) due to technical reasons, the court further asked why the devices were not sent to another FSL. The court also questioned h