LUCKNOW, June 9 -- The written examination for recruitment to 32,679 constable civil police and equivalent posts began smoothly across Uttar Pradesh on Monday. More than 723,000 candidates took the test on the first day even as authorities registered five cases linked to alleged unfair means, fake paper leak claims and social media misinformation.

According to an official press note issued by the Uttar Pradesh Police Recruitment and Promotion Board (UPPRPB), the examination was conducted peacefully in two shifts at 1,183 centres across all 75 districts of the state. The board said that 962,832 candidates had been called for the examination on June 8, of whom 723,540 appeared, registering an attendance of 75.15%.

While the overall conduc...