CTET Exam: Five More Arrested in Bihar for Impersonating Candidates

Patna: Five more people have been arrested  in Bihar for allegedly impersonating candidates in the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET)-2024, police said on Monday. 

 So far, 17 arrests have been made in the case. 

The fresh arrests were made from Saran district where four people were arrested while one was nabbed in Begusarai. This is in addition to the 12 people who were arrested from Darbhanga in the similar offence. 

The arrested people in Darbhanga were identified as Mukesh Kumar, Gurusharan Yadav, Sonu Kumar, Dharmendra Kumar, Vimal Kumar, Raja Kumar, Sunita Kumari, Neetu Kumari, Ishwar Kumar, Shashikant Bharti, Shravan Kumar, and Manoj Kumar.

Darbhanga SSP Jagunath Reddy said the arrests were made based on complaints from invigilators and administrators adding that it is also scrutinizing the identities of the genuine candidates.

"Four persons — Hare Ram Pandey, Suchita Kumari, Jai Kumar Bharti, and Vipul Kumar — were apprehended at various examination centres under the jurisdiction of Bhagwan Bazar police station," police said. 

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) conducted the CTET exam 2024 on July 7, 2024 in around 135 cities across the country. 

CTET is conducted annually on a national scale for people aspiring to secure teaching positions in government institutions.

(With inputs from PTI)