Lucknow: After canceling the recruitment examination for Constable posts recently amid allegations of a paper leak, the Yogi Adityanath led BJP government has removed Renuka Mishra as the chairperson of the UP Police Recruitment and Promotion Board, sources said.
In the order issued over the removal of Mishra on Tuesday, March 5, the Uttar Pradesh government has given the additional charge of the post to Director Vigilance Rajiv Krishna till further orders. The move comes 10 days after the Uttar Pradesh government canceled the written test for the recruitment of more than 60000 Constable Posts in the Police Department amid allegations of paper leak.
More than 48 lakh candidates had appeared in this examination which was held on Feb 17 and 18. Reports said that the paper of second shift was leaked on both the days of the examination.
Sources said that Recruitment Board Chairman Renuka Mishra has been removed due to lapses in the paper leak case and negligence in filing the case. After the cancellation of the examination, the Internal Assessment Committee of the Recruitment Board was not able to submit the report in time.
Sources said that a FIR was also not registered in the matter. Following the paper leak allegations, the Uttar Pradesh government has ordered to conduct the written test afresh within six months. A Special Task Force has also been set up to probe the case.
The examination for the recruitment of RO-ARO (Review Officer and Assistant Review Officer) posts which was held on 11 February has also been marred by paper leak allegations. On February 29, a case of leakage of UP Board Intermediate exam paper also came to light in Agra.
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