CID arrests 2 more PSC staff members in question leak case

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police on Tuesday arrested two more staff members of the Public Service Commission (PSC) in connection with question paper leak.

The arrestees have been identified as Md Abdul Azim, 49, an Office Assistant in the Advertisement Department, and Rupan Chandra Das, 44, a sweeper. 

CID’s Special Superintendent (Media Wing) Azad Rahman said: “They were arrested from in front of the PSC headquarters in the capital’s Agargaon area on Tuesday.”

During the operation, law enforcement officials recovered two mobile phones, question papers from various PSC exams, admit cards, bank cheques, and cash from their possession.

A case was filed on July 9, 2024, at Paltan Model Police Station in connection with the question paper leaks.

So far, a total of 22 individuals have been arrested in the case.

During initial interrogations, the arrested suspects admitted to their involvement in leaking question papers for various recruitment exams, including the Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) and PSC exams, in exchange for money over the past several years.