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LAHORE / MULTAN: The Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) has widened its scope of investigation into the Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) question papers leak scandal and arrested two more senior officials besides conducting raids for others.
During the last two days, the ACE arrested Higher Education Commission (HEC) consultant Fahad Ali and PPSC regional director from Bahawalpur, Furqan Ahmed. They are allegedly involved in leaking the question papers for the written test being conducted by the PPSC for 58 posts in the revenue department.
The ACE also conducted a raid in Multan to arrest a former employee of the PPSC who is currently working for the revenue department in Multan.
Anti-Corruption Establishment, Punjab. Photo: File
Suspects caught red-handed leaking papers two hours before PPSC exam for post of Tehsildar was scheduled to take place, says ACE
A three-member special investigation team had been formed to probe the incident
Other papers for posts other than the Tehsildar were also leaked by the gang
The Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) has arrested a gang of four persons for allegedly leaking the Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) examination papers, according to a report by
The News, on Saturday.
The ACE investigation team said they had caught the four suspects red-handed just two hours before the paper for the 58 posts of Tehsildar, Consolidation/Hill Torrent Officer, Reader to Member Board of Revenue (BS-16) was scheduled to be conducted across Punjab.
ACE busts gang for leaking PPSC papers
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January 3, 2021
LAHORE: The Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE), Punjab has arrested a gang of four persons involved in paper leaking and selling.
The accused Waqar Akram Junior Data Entry Operator at PPSC, Ghazanfar, an employee of Finance Department, Gohar Ali an M.Phil............. History student at the Punjab University and Mazhar Iqbal, a private person, were caught red-handed by ACE Special Investigation team just two hours before the paper for 58 posts of Tehsildar, Consolidation/Hill Torrent Officer, Reader to Member Board of Revenue (BS-16) was scheduled to be conducted across Punjab by the Punjab Public Service Commission. As many as 103487 candidates had applied for the competitive examination against advertised 58 lucrative posts in the Punjab Revenue Department.