Questions paper leaked: Police recruitment test postponed
One arrested
Bengaluru: Written examination to recruit candidates for civil constables posts, which was supposed to held on November 25, 2018; has been postponed indefinitely following the leak of questions paper. However, the CCB police have arrested a person in connection with this.
The arrested has been identified as 68-year-old Shivakumaraiah alias Guruji, a resident of Nandini Layout. Another accused Basavaraju has been absconding, the CCB police informed.
Based on specific information, the CCB sleuths raided Sri Nanjundeshwara Vidya Mandir in Saomwarpet in Kodagu district and found 116 aspirants answering questions. The sleuths arrested Shivakumaraiah and recovered four mini-buses, and an Innova Car from him.
According to the police, Shivakumar and Basavarju sold each question paper with answer script for around 8 lakh and they had planned similar meetings in Bengaluru and Tumkuru.
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Kerala Assembly polls: Trends after 9 am show UDF continues to lead
Thiruvananthapuram (PTI): As counting of EVM votes polled in the April 9 Kerala Assembly elections commenced, trends after 9 am show the Congress-led UDF leading in the state.
The UDF was ahead in close to 90 seats, while the CPI(M)-led LDF was leading in over 40 seats with the BJP-headed NDA in the front in around 5 assembly constituencies as EVM votes began to be counted, according to news reports.
As per Election Commission figures, Congress is ahead in 10 seats, CPI(M) in 5, CPI in 2, Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) 2 and IUML, RJD and Kerala Congress (KEC) with one each, among others.
The trends appear to support the UDF claim that it would get a huge majority. PTI
If the situation continues, the UDF stand to claim power in the state.
