Hyderabad, July 27 -- Two officials were suspended, and four were served showcause notices after original optical mark recognition (OMR) sheets from a recruitment examination were found scattered under Hyderabad's PVNR Expressway.

The suspension followed after the Telangana State Public Service Commission (TGPSC) ordered a probe into the matter.

The old OMR sheets belonged to the 2018 examination for the recruitment of Hostel Welfare Officers. A large quantity of papers were dumped along the stretch from Shivampalli to the Arranghar underpass.

In a statement, TGPSC clarified that the records had been identified for disposal in accordance with the prescribed record retention and destruction procedures.

"The OMR answer sheets were hande...