SOG forms 10 teams to nab RPSC paper leak accused

Accused Govt teacher Sher Singh sold RPSC paper to Bhupendra Saran for Rs 40 lakh, claim police

First India Bureau

Jaipur: The Special Operations Group (SOG) of Rajasthan Police have formed ten teams to arrest government teacher Sher Singh for his alleged involvement in the RPSC paper leak case.

During interrogation, the paper leak accused Bhupendra Saran revealed that Sher Singh Meena had sold the paper to him for Rs 40 lakhs. Following the revelation, the SOG sleuths are trying to nab Sher Singh. Meanwhile, Bhupendra Saran will be produced before the court on February 27 after his police remand duration will end.

Meanwhile, Ninety one per cent candidates across the State appeared in the first shift on the second day of the Teachers’ Recruitment Examination on Sunday.

In the second shift, 95.88 per cent candidates appeared.

The exam is being conducted by the Rajasthan Staff Selection Board.

The attendance of candidates in the first shift was 91.31 in the state while 91.89 percent candidates appeared in the exam in Jaipur.

91% candidates appear in second day’s first shift of Grade-3 Teachers’ Examination, 95.88% in second shift

Rathore calls Govt ‘sponsor’ of paper mafia

Murari Gaur

First India Bureau

Honourable Chief Minister, is it true that today at an examination centre in Tonk, question papers fell short for the examinees and after 5 o’clock the candidates were forced to take the examination in police presence? You had said “every mistake demands a price”. Be prepared for punishment.

—Satish Poonia, State BJP chief

Gangster Lawrence aide

First India Bureau

Sikar: A member of the notorious Lawrence Bishnoi gang was arrested in Sikar on Sunday for his alleged involvement in the Raju Thehat murder case.

Police informed the accused identified as Dinesh Jakhar (21), a resident of Bari area in Fatehpur town, was arrested for allegedly brainwashing the killers to kill Raju Thehat.

“A special team was formed to nab the accused. Based on specific inputs, the accused was detained and arrested from the Pilibanga police station area of Hanumangarh district.

Seven criminal cases have been registered against Dinesh in various police stations,” police said.

Extortionist seeks `50L from bizman, threatens to kill him, his daughter

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Jaipur: A businessman from Malviya Nagar has reported that he received an extortion call of Rs 50 lakh. The caller threatened to kill him and his daughter in Canada if the amount was not delivered.

SHO Hari Singh

Dudhwal said that the 64-year-old businessman has lodged the report. In the complaint, the victim said that both his mobile phones were hacked and money was asked from acquaintances and friends for the last two days. Until now Rs 50,000 have been given

ASPIRANTS CREATE RUCKUS AS TONK CENTRE FALLS SHORT OF EXAM PAPERS

Tonk/Jaipur: REET aspirants created a ruckus at an examination centre in Tonk on Sunday after the copies of the first shift examination of the Hindi subject fell short. Later, the District Collector and Superintendent of Police reached the examination centre and pacified the examinees. Meanwhile, mobile internet services were suspended from 6 am to 6 pm in Jaipur, Ajmer, Bharatpur, Bikaner, Jodhpur, Kota, Udaipur, Alwar, Bhilwara and Sri Ganganagar districts on Sunday due the REET exam. Now, the remaining exams of REET will be held in Jaipur on February 27-28 and March 1.

DUMMY CANDIDATE HELD IN ALWAR

Alwar: The Alwar Police on Sunday arrested a dummy candidate for impersonating an actual candidate during the Teachers’ Exam. “The accused Kailash Saini, a resident of Sirohi, was arrested from Government Senior Secondary Secondary School (Yashwant) in Alwar. When officials checked the ID card and other documents of the accused, his documents did not match with the actual candidate. Kailash Saini was appearing in the first shift examination on behalf of Virendra Singh, a resident of Deeg, Bharatpur,” police added.

Mother kills son for insurance money in Amer

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Kuchaman: Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former Minister Rajendra Rathore during his tour of Kuchaman visited the residence of former MLA late Harish Kumawat and consoled his family members. He paid floral tributes at the portrait of late Kumawat. BJP youth leader Shyam Pratap Singh also accompanied Rathore. During an interaction with the media, Rathore described the Gehlot Government as the sponsor of the paper mafia. He alleged that the government is not following the anti-cheating bill made for the purpose of conducting competitive examinations in a fair manner.

Jaipur: Two youths riding a Thar were injured after miscreants opened fire on them in Bhankrota area of Jaipur on Sunday. One of the youths has been admitted to SMS Hospital in critical condition.

DCP (West) Vandita

Rana said that the firing took place near Shivam Resort on Ajmer Road around 4:15 am. Sonu (28) was going from Jaipur to Ajmer along with his friends Dayaram (27) and Dharmchand Chowdhary (30).

Meanwhile, Kamlesh (30) and Vedprakash (29) from the Fortuner first hit their Thar and started firing at Dayaram and Dharmchand and fled.

Dayaram was shot in the stomach and Dharmchand’s elbow got injured. After getting information, Bhankrota police reached the spot and rushed the two injured to SMS Hospital.

Dayaram was admitted while Dharmchand was discharged after firstaid. Police investigation revealed that some time back Sonu had bought the Thar from Kamlesh and the murderous attack was due to a dispute over transaction.

4 accused trying to escape custody injured in police firing in Bharatpur

First India Bureau

Bharatpur: Four miscreants were injured after they manhandled policemen and tried to escape police custody in Bharatpur on Sunday. Police informed that accused Vinod Pathaina, Chandu Deshwal, Paramveer and Bhim Singh fired gunshots at business - man Lala Pahalwan on February 23.

“The four accused were on a run since then.

On Saturday, they were arrested from Gurugram and were brought to Bharatpur. On their way, the accused started beating policemen and tried to escape police custody near Gunsara village under Udhyog Nagar Police Station,” police said.

“In retaliation, the policemen fired gun - shots during which the accused sustained bullet injuries in their leg. Vinod Pathaina and Chandu Deshwal were referred to Jaipur while the remaining two miscreants Paramveer and Bhim Singh are undergoing treatment at RBM Hospital,” police added. The case relates to the February 23 incident. to the caller. The caller even tried to blackmail him with videos. The victim said that he received the call on February 22.

The caller told the businessman that he knew that Rs 5 lakh was in his account. The businessman has sought safety for his family. The police have started an investigation by registering a report under the IT Act.

On Tuesday, NIA had arrested Lucky Khokhar, another member of the Lawrence gang, from Sri Ganganagar.

Jaipur: A 35-year-old man was allegedly murdered by his mother for the insurance money, in the Amer area on Saturday night, police said. Police informed the deceased, identified as Kamlesh Atal was allegedly murdered by his mother and his uncle and later his body was thrown on Jaipur-Delhi NH. “After the body was spotted by the patrolling unit, an FSL team was called to collect the samples and the body was kept in the mortuary of Amber CHC,” police said.

Cbi

takes two railway officials into custody in corruption case

First India Bureau Jaipur: The Central bureau of Investigation (CBI) has taken two railway officers, posted in Agra rail division, in custody in connection with a bribery case on Sunday. The accused officers were in touch with the MD of Jaipur based Shivakriti International Ltd, SD Sharma and others.

The company had given bribes to officers several times to get contracts and to get their bills cleared. The supervisor of the company Brahmanand gave Rs 2 lakh to the officers on 23 January.

On February 23, he gave Rs 5 lakh to the officers. The CBI registered a case against six named accused and others.

SD Sharma was the chairman of Devasthan board during the former Vasundhara Raje government. He has influence in both BJP and Congress.