ABOVE: Woman detained for using fake admit card in police recruitment test

Last update:December 29, 2024, 7:18 PM IST

The police seized the forged documents and a tablet from Singh after registering a case under the relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) at the Kotwali Bhimga police station

When Richa Singh produced her admit card, the examiners became suspicious. Upon prior verification, it was found to be counterfeit.

A woman has been arrested for allegedly using a fake admit card to appear for the standard physical test during the Uttar Pradesh police recruitment process despite failing the written exam, officials said on Sunday.

Shravasti Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Praveen Kumar Yadav told PTI, “A woman candidate named Richa Singh was arrested on Saturday for trying to appear in the standard physical test using a fake admit card.”

The recruitment process for the constable posts included a written exam held in August. Those who cleared the exam were invited for the document verification and standard physical test phase, which began on Friday, Yadav said.

Reserve Police Lines at Shravasti District Headquarters Bhimga was one of the centers for this phase. “We were expecting 533 candidates at this center according to our list. No female candidates were registered,” ASP said.

So when Richa Singh produced her admit card, the examiners became suspicious. Upon prior verification, it was found to be counterfeit.

“The admit card contained the photograph and details of Singh, a resident of Payagpur in Bahraich district, but the roll number belonged to a male candidate named Mayank from Kanpur,” Yadav said.

Investigation revealed that Singh used a mobile editing app – Sweet Snap – to edit and paste a different roll number on the fake admit card.

The police seized the forged documents and a tablet from Singh after registering a case under the relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) at the Kotwali Bhimga police station.

“The accused was arrested from Bhimga bus stand and sent to jail on Saturday after being produced in court,” the ASP said.

During interrogation, Singh admitted that he had failed the written exam at a center in Balrampur district in August.

She confessed that she wanted to hide her failure from family and friends and create the impression that she was participating in the physical testing phase.

(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed – PTI)

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Uttar Pradesh, India