The investigation into the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) examination fraud has blown the lid off a well-entrenched racket involving Indian Army and Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) staffers which is suspected to have orchestrated similar malpractices with hired test takers in other public examinations.
The Kerala Police have apprehended 10 Haryana natives, including four fake candidates, in the case thus far. Another 15 impersonators are suspected to have appeared for the examination held to various posts on August 20 at various centres in Thiruvananthapuram.
While the Thiruvananthapuram City police moved swiftly to apprehend six persons within two days of the examination, a special investigation team managed to nab four more people from Haryana. The purported racketeers hail from Jind, Kaithal and Hisar districts. While seven of them are currently in police custody, steps have been initiated to obtain custody of the other accused.
