Rajasthan HC grants bail to 16 IS trainees in recruitment documents leak case

Jaipur, Dec 12 (IANS): The Rajasthan High Court on Thursday granted bail to 16 trainee sub-inspectors (IS) involved in the SI Recruitment-2021 paper leak case, who were accused of accessing the leaked examination paper before the test.

The accused allegedly saw the document on handler Suresh Sahu’s mobile phone about 90 minutes before the examination.

Justice Ganesharam Meena ordered their release while rejecting the bail plea of ​​Suresh Sahu, the person responsible for facilitating their access to the leaked newspaper.

On November 22, the High Court granted bail to 10 more IS trainees, taking the total number of released trainees to 26 so far.

According to defense counsel Vedant Sharma, the trainees who were granted bail include Vivek Bhambhu, Shravan Kumar Vishnoi, Renu Kumari, Naresh Kumar, Ajay Vishnoi, Narangi Kumari, Dinesh Kumar, Surendra Kumar Bagadia, Dinesh Vishnoi, Malaram, Subhash Vishnoi, Prikeyanka, Manju Devi, Surjeet Singh Yadav and Gopi Ram Jangu.

Vivek Bhambhu, younger brother of the alleged mastermind of the paper leak, Unik Bhambhu, was among those granted bail. After his arrest, authorities raided his residence in Churu on July 22. Later, the Nagar Parishad demolished illegal structures on two plots in Poonia Colony, Churu.

The SI Recruitment-2021 examination witnessed widespread malpractice, prompting a Special Operations Group (SOG) probe.

So far, 50 IS trainees and over 30 people linked to the paper leak gang have been arrested. Several other suspects remain under surveillance.

The first SI trainee connected to the scandal was arrested in April this year, and 26 have since been granted bail.