Uttar Pradesh government removes state police recruitment board chairperson in paper leak case

Lucknow, March 5

The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday removed Renuka Mishra as the chairperson of the UP Police Recruitment and Promotion Board amid allegations of the question paper of a constable recruitment examination being leaked.

Mishra has been put on the ‘wait list’ after her removal from the post and Director Vigilance Rajiv Krishna given the additional responsibility of the board, official sources said.

Following allegations of paper leak, the state government had on February 24 cancelled the police constable recruitment examination held on February 17 and 18, and ordered a re-test within six months.

More than 48 lakh candidates appeared for the examination.

The government had also announced that a Special Task Force (STF) of the UP Police would probe the matter.

In a post in Hindi on X, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on February 24 had said, ‘There can be no compromise with the sanctity of examinations. Those who toy with the hardwork of youngsters will not be spared under any circumstances. Strictest action is certain to be taken against such unruly elements.”

More than 240 people were arrested or detained by police across UP for allegedly planning to use or adopting unfair means before or during the police recruitment exam—between February 16 and 18.

The state home department had earlier said, “On the basis of information and facts pertaining to the police recruitment examination held on February 17 and 18, the government, while keeping in mind the highest standards of sanctity and transparency, has decided to cancel the examination.”

“The government has directed the recruitment board to register an FIR at the level where laxity has been committed and ensure further action. The government has decided to get the matter probed by the STF. Directions have also been issued to take strictest action against the guilty persons and organisation,” it had said in a statement.