SSC Paper Leak: Delhi Police Crime Branch Arrests 4 Accused

Hundreds of SSC aspirants accused the government of failing to prevent the alleged paper leak.

Police detain students as they march from Jantar Mantar to Janpath during their Yuva Halla Bol protest over SSC scam, in New Delhi.

(Photo: PTI)

Four people were arrested by the Delhi Police's Crime Branch for their alleged involvement in the SSC cheating racket that was busted last week in Timarpur by a joint team of Uttar Pradesh STF and Delhi Police, the police said on 3 April.

The four arrested are Anup, Neeraj, Kushal Negi and Dured Ali, police said.

They provided internet connectivity to the candidates who were appearing for the exam, downloaded window sharing application and shared the password and helped the candidates in cheating, the police said.

Police claimed that Ali was the owner of the lab where the examination had happened and the two labs which aided in the cheating are located in Patparganj and Badarpur.

Four other men were arrested last week in connection with the racket and the case was transferred to Crime Branch from the north district police.

207 People Detained in Delhi Over Protests

Earlier on Saturday, 31 March, the SSC (Staff Selection Commission) aspirants took to the streets, demanding a CBI probe into the alleged SSC paper leak, and clashed with the police in Lutyens' Delhi. More than 200 protesters were detained after the protests.

207 people have been detained in process of maintaining law & order at Sansad Marg Police Station. Police has worked with utmost patience today.

Ajay Chaudhary, Joint Commissioner of Police told ANI

Demanding a Supreme Court-monitored probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the matter, hundreds of SSC aspirants staged a protest at Jantar Mantar and accused the government of failing to prevent the alleged paper leak.

Students protest against SSC scam in New Delhi.(Photo: PTI)

The protesters also demanded adequate jobs for the educated youth of the country.

The protesters had given time till 3 pm to the authorities concerned for a written assurance on their demands and said they would march towards the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) office.

A large number of police and security personnel were deployed in the area and when the protesters had been detained by the police when they attempted to march towards the DoPT office.

According to a senior police officer, around 3,000 SSC aspirants had protested near the Parliament Street police station. 

Around 3 pm, they attempted to proceed towards Parliament. As they were stopped by the police, the protesters started marching towards Connaught Place, he added.

The protesters held up traffic in Lutyens' Delhi for over an hour. The police managed to disperse them and around 200 of the protesters were detained.

They were currently under detention at various police stations, the officer added.

The SSC conducts the examinations for recruitment to the lower categories of posts in the central government.