India, Oct. 8 -- LUCKNOW The 10 arrested members of the solver gang busted on Tuesday, including its alleged mastermind - a serving assistant bank manager - had been facilitating cheating in competitive banking exams, including the IBPS clerk exam, for the past five years, said police.

The gang was led by Anand Kumar, an assistant manager posted at the Uttar Pradesh Gramin Bank branch in Khubupura (Sambhal), who was well-versed with the recruitment process of the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS). He used his insider knowledge to run the racket, said DCP (South) Nipun Agarwal.

"He recruited banking staff and Scale-I officers in the gang to exploit their understanding of the system. Their roles were divided from filling the...