The Assam CID arrested Police Commissioner Kumar Sanjit Krishna on Thursday. (Representative)
Guwahati:
The Assam CID on Thursday arrested Police Superintendent Kumar Sanjit Krishna, who is the brother of the Chief Secretary of State in connection with the police examination paper leak scam in the state.
Mr Krishna is the most senior serving officer in the Assam government arrested so far in the scam that rocked the state, giving much needed ammunition to the opposition just six months before the poll of the Assembly.
Mr. Krishna is the brother of Chief Secretary Kumar Sanjay Krishna.
A senior official told PTI that Sanjit Krishna was arrested by the CID after completing his medical examination, which was done following a series of marathon interrogations over the past few days.
“He will be brought to court tomorrow and we will seek his custody,” the official said.
Sanjit Krishna, who was suspected of being missing on Wednesday, arrived at the state police headquarters around 11 a.m. and was questioned by senior police officials in Assam throughout the day, said a source at PTI.
At around 6 p.m., he was arrested and CID detectives took him to their headquarters, located about 200 meters away. His medical examination followed.
The senior police official was questioned for long hours on Monday and Tuesday also by senior police officers in Assam.
Mr. Krishna was the SP for Karimganj district, where the question paper was reportedly leaked at his request at his residence in the presence of other people accused of fraud, some of whom have already been arrested.
The SP, which is a senior officer in the Assam Police Department, was transferred to Barpeta District as the Police Superintendent of the Regional Aliens Registration Office (FRRO) on October 11, a Sunday which raised concerns. questions about the survey.
Her official residence in Karimganj was searched on Sunday and Tuesday, while her personal home was searched by the CID on Wednesday.
Assam Chief Secretary Kumar Sanjay Krishna said in a Facebook post on Tuesday that if his brother had done anything wrong, “the law would run its course based on evidence.”
“As chief secretary, I have supported from the start an independent and neutral investigation … and I believe that whoever is guilty will be brought to justice,” he added.
So far, several Assam police agencies have arrested 51 people from different parts of the state and outside of it, including retired DIG Prasanta Kumar Dutta and BJP chief Diban. Deka who was subsequently expelled from the party.
Police have so far recorded five cases statewide.
CID has arrested 21 people to date, while Nalbari police have taken 14 more. The criminal branch of the Guwahati police arrested 11 people and the Lakhimpur District police arrested five others. There has not yet been an arrest against the case registered in Diphu in Karbi Anglong district.
CID raided the home of Dutta employee Jaydip Borooah, who was in hospital after COVID-19 was detected and seized 24,883,300, an Assam police spokesperson said .
Along with this, nearly 5.65 crore rupees were collected from various locations across the state in connection with the scam, he added.
On September 20, the written exam question paper for 597 unarmed police sub-inspector positions in Assam was leaked and the State Police Recruitment Bureau (SLPRB) canceled the test a few minutes after it started in the state that day.
About 66,000 candidates had downloaded their admission cards to sit the written tests in 154 centers in all districts.
SLPRB chairman Pradeep Kumar later resigned, taking moral responsibility for the scam, and the state government reconstituted the board of directors with the chief police officer as chairman.
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