Rajasthan: ED arrests ninth accused in 2022 senior teacher exam paper leak case

New Delhi [India], July 25 (ANI): The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has arrested the ninth accused under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in a case linked to the paper leak of a senior teacher 2nd-grade competitive examination, 2022, in Rajasthan, according to an official statement.

The accused, identified as Anita Kumari alias Anita Meena, was arrested on Wednesday and produced before the Special Court (PMLA), Jaipur, which has sent her to ED custody for two days, the federal probe agency said in a statement on Thursday.

ED has initiated an investigation based on FIRs filed by Rajasthan Police under various sections of the IPC against Babulal Katara, Anil Kumar Meena alias Sher Singh Meena and others.

ED investigation revealed that Anil Kumar Meena in connivance with other accused persons, leaked the question paper for the said competitive exam and further supplied it to various aspirants in exchange for felonious money.

During the investigation, it was observed that Anita Kumari alias Anita Meena is a close friend of Anil Kumar Meena and she was in regular touch with him during the crime period. She actively assisted him in the generation of Proceeds of Crime (PoC) and has also received huge proceeds of crime in cash and purchased an immovable property in her name, the statement said.

Last year, the ED had conducted two searches at 22 premises of accused persons on June 5 and October 13, resulting in the recovery of incriminating documents and digital records.

Further, ED has also provisionally attached movable and immovable properties worth Rs 3.11 Crore (approx.) of Babulal Katara, Anil Meena and others vide Provisional Attachment Order dated August 18, 2023.

Also, ED had earlier arrested eight accused persons, namely Babulal Katara, Anil Kumar Meena, Bhupendra Saran, Suresh Kumar Alias Suresh Sau, Vijay Damore, Peeraram, Pukhraj, and Arun Sharma in the matter.

A Prosecution Complaint and a Supplementary Prosecution Complaint have also been filed against the eight arrested accused persons before the Special Court (PMLA), Jaipur for which the Court has already taken cognizance. Further investigation is in progress.