Chhattisgarh PWD exam scam: 2 sisters held with gadgets; candidate caught using spy cam | Raipur News

RAIPUR: It’s not a filmy scene from Munna Bhai MBBS but is coming straight out of an examination centre of Chhattisgarh’s Bilaspur district where two sisters armed with a dozen gadgets, were arrested after they carefully orchestrated cheating scene during PWD Sub-Engineer recruitment exam on Sunday. The whistle blower who helped cracking the case was a taxi driver who found the girl with gadgets suspicious and informed NSUI people.A young woman walked into an exam hall with a spy camera hidden in her undergarments and a micro earpiece tucked inside her earring. Her sister, stationed outside in an auto-rickshaw, was equipped with a tablet, walkie-talkie, and bluetooth devices, feeding her answers live as the test progressed.The incident took place at exam centre number 1309 of Government Boys Higher Secondary School in Sarkanda region of Bilaspur, during the recruitment exam conducted by the Chhattisgarh Professional Examination Board for Sub-Engineer (Civil, Electrical, Mechanical) posts.Over 14,000 candidates appeared across the state for 113 advertised vacancies, but it was this high-tech scam that ended up hitting headlines.

Operation Spy Cam: How It Unravelled

The accused, Annu,21, Surya from Jashpur district, had entered the examination centre like any other candidate. What set her apart, though, was the spy camera sewn discreetly into her undergarments and a nearly invisible micro earpiece in her earring. These gadgets were used to transmit the question paper to her sister, Anuradha, waiting outside.Anuradha, 19, wasn’t just sitting idle. From inside an auto-rickshaw parked discreetly nearby, she scanned answers on a tablet, communicated via walkie-talkie, and relayed solutions back to her sister mid-exam.The sisters’ operation was so slick it might have worked, had it not been for a vigilant autorickshaw driver who had connections with NSUI group and he alerted them.Speaking to TOI, Bilaspur SP Rajnesh Singh said, “The sisters have been arrested and sent on police remand. The duo came from Jashpur and hired a taxi from Bilaspur railway station to the exam centre. But the driver grew suspicious when one of the girls began setting up a walkie-talkie and other gadgets inside the car, and he refused to cooperate.”The dropped them off and alerted NSUI leader Vikas Singh Thakur, who promptly arrived with volunteers.Spotting the suspicious activity near the centre, Vikas confronted Anuradha and shot a video of the incident. His team discovered a shocking collection of tech: walkie-talkies, tablets, bluetooth devices, even a mini wireless transmitter. The footage went viral on social media, setting the stage for police intervention.

Caught Inside the Exam Hall

Meanwhile, inside the exam centre, invigilators were tipped off by NSUI activists. A team frisked Annu and found the spy camera and earpiece.Police official said that she had completed nearly 100 questions just 15 minutes before the exam ended, raising serious concerns over the scale and success of her cheating attempt.Centre officials acted swiftly, handed over the evidence, and filed a formal cheating case at Sarkanda police station.SP said that preliminary investigation revealed the devices were purchased online, and a case under IT Act, fraud, and criminal conspiracy has been registered against the girls. Police are also probing the possibility of a larger organized cheating network besides, the role of security at the centres was also being probed.In a statementissued by state govt public relations team, the state has adopted a ‘zero tolerance’ policy towards cheating and have termed this a case of “organised electronic malpractice.” Officials say the entire process was documented and reported, and stern action will follow as per law.

Political Uproar

The cheating scandal triggered political uproar as NSUI leaders gathered at the centre, demanding an independent probe into not just this incident but other centres across the state. NSUI State President Neeraj Pandey accused the administration of negligence and alleged the involvement of a larger network, saying, “This cannot happen without system-level loopholes or political shelter.”