JKSSB SI exam paper leak case | CBI court sends mastermind to 7-day ED remand

Jammu, June 25: Special Judge Anti-Corruption Court (CBI cases), Jammu Bala Jyoti Tuesday remanded the alleged master-mind of JKSSB Sub-Inspector (SI) recruitment exam paper leak case Yatin Yadav to seven days’ custody of the Directorate of Enforcement (ED).

The Enforcement Directorate had arrested him, under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in the paper leak case on June 24, 2024.

He was produced in the Special court by ED on Tuesday (June 25), praying, through its special public prosecutor, for his (Yadav’s) 14-day remand.

According to ED officials, Yatin Yadav, 43, son of Deshraj Yadav, a resident of Rewari, Harana was allegedly the master-mind of the JKP-SI exam paper leak case. Exam was conducted by JKSSB on March 27, 2022. However, following allegations of malpractices and paper leak, the J&K administration cancelled the select-list and handed over the case to CBI.

ED had initiated investigation on the basis of FIR and charge-sheet, filed by CBI against Yatin Yadav and other 32 accused persons in November 2022.

Noting that the investigation of the case was at its initial stage, Special Judge Anti-Corruption Court (CBI cases), Jammu granted ED Yadav’s custody for seven days with effect from June 25 with the direction to expedite investigation during this (remand) period.

“Being the alleged king-pin of paper leak gang, he executed a well crafted plan involving other accused touts, based in Haryana and J&K, to arrange candidates willing to access the leaked paper against monetary payments ranging from Rs 15 lakh to Rs 30 Lakh,” ED officials had said following his arrest.

According to them, post examination the payments were collected mainly via cash and via bank accounts from the aspirants, routed to the accused Yatin Yadav.

Earlier, ED had attached movable properties, in the form of bank balances relating to accused Yatin Yadav, M/s New Global Fumigation Corporation, proprietor Yatin Yadav and others, to the tune of Rs 1 Cr (approximately) under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 in this case.