RAIPUR: The Chhattisgarh government on Wednesday scrapped the police recruitment exam in Rajnandgaon district, days after allegations of irregularities surfaced, prompting the government to launch a probe.
The cancellation came four days after a constable, Anil Ratnakar, who was one of the suspects in the scam and was removed from service, died by suicide. He had said in his suicide note that lower-level officers were involved while the senior officers involved were protected.
“The police recruitment process in Rajnandgaon has been scrapped following complaints of irregularities. The Chhattisgarh government is committed to strongly restoring good governance and the government will tolerate such deviations,” CM Vishnu Deo Sai said. Ratnakar’s suicide followed the arrest of six people for allegedly manipulating the scores of some candidates for the November 16 exam.