Goa, Oct. 12 -- CISF personnel at Goa International Airport in Dabolim caught two passengers with electronic devices allegedly meant for cheating in IIT Goa non-teaching staff recruitment examination. A case has been registered against the accused, and the police are looking into the matter.
On October 10, a passenger flying to Delhi on Air India Express flight IX-1340 placed his handbag for screening at the airport security checkpoint. A CISF screener spotted some suspicious objects on the X-ray image, which made him perform a physical search of the bag. As a result, three electronic devices, two SIM cards and three Bluetooth earpieces were found.
When asked about the items on the spot, the passenger allegedly confessed that they were meant for cheating in examinations and stated that one of his acquaintances who had travelled on the same flight had already boarded the plane. CISF personnel, with the help of the airline staff, were able to find the second passenger and brought him in for inspection.
After searching his bag, they found an electronic device, two Bluetooth earpieces, one SIM card and an admit card for the post of Administrative Assistant in non-teaching staff recruitment examination of IIT Goa, which was held on the same day as the one that the first passenger had allegedly cheated in. The second passenger reportedly confessed that the found device was meant for use in the exam.
While being examined by the police, the first passenger also allegedly admitted that he had taken the exam on behalf of another person. Aadhaar cards of two other passengers were found in the airport's security hold area, where they had supposedly been thrown away.
The two passengers and the found devices and documents were handed over to the police. They were then shifted from Dabolim Airport Police Station to Ponda Police Station, which has jurisdiction over the area where the examination was held.
Police are investigating the alleged impersonation and cheating and are looking into whether other people were involved in the alleged scam.
Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Millennium Post.