One caught with answer sheets; applicants, BVS members stop exam at Andheri centre
The 1,000 posts of assistant stationmasters for Central Railway
seem to be jinxed.
After the Railway Recruitment Board called for a re-examination last year after
a paper leak, on Sunday, 24th July 2011, afternoon, applicants forcibly cancelled the all-India written
exam at Valia Chhaganlal College of Commerce in Andheri claiming the question paper
was leaked again.
The protesting applicants were supported by Bharatiya Vidyarthi Sena (BVS) members
the students' wing of the Shiv Sena.
During the examination, a few applicants noticed that one Rajkumar Patil had with
him the answer sheets of the three question papers that are drafted by the Board.
The 100 examinees in the examination hall created a ruckus and handed Patil over
to the police.
"Patil entered the examination hall 30 minutes late. When we saw that he had photocopies
of the three answer sheets, we raised an alarm. One of the answer sheets matched
the question paper that was given to him," claimed Priya Patil, 23, a BVS member
who was giving the exam at the Andheri centre.
The DN Nagar police have corroborated the version. They questioned Patil, but did
not clarify if they will arrest him.
Bharat Valia, trustee of the Andheri College, said: "It is not our responsibility.
The exams are conducted by the Railway Recruitment Board and it was their supervisor
who found the malpractice."
Attempts to reach the Mumbai office of the Railway Recruitment Board proved futile
as the enquiry number was non operational. No official statement was issued either.
Now, the future of the 1,009 applicants at the Andheri centre is in a limbo because
they could not complete their exam.
The BVS and applicants have demanded that the exam be held again.
Courtesy: DNA India
