In accordance with the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) detained five individuals on January 11, 2024: Suresh Kumar, also known as Suresh Sau; Vijay Damore; Peeraram; Pukhraj; and Arun Sharma. The arrests were made in relation to the paper leak case of the Senior Teacher 2nd Grade Competitive Examination, 2022 in Rajasthan. Following their presentation before the Honorable Special Court (PMLA), Jaipur, the detained individuals were allowed three days of extradition.
Based on FIRs/Charge-sheets registered/filed by Rajasthan Police under different sections of IPC against Babulal Katara, Anil Kumar Meena, also known as Sher Singh Meena, and the aforementioned detained people, the ED began an investigation under the PMLA, 2002.
According to the ED investigation, Arun Sharma gave Anil Kumar Meena 29 individuals (who were scheduled to participate in the aforementioned competitive test and for whom leaked papers were organized) in exchange for Rs. 2 Lakh for each candidate. Additionally, Anil Sharma gave Anil Meena an advance payment of Rs. 10 lakhs rather than obtaining the candidate’s stolen documents.
Peeraram was also implicated in the aforementioned paper leak since, at Suresh Sau’s request, he used his own bus to transport candidates and educate them on how to correctly answer the leaked question paper. Additionally, Pukhraj was implicated since he coordinated the applicants’ stay, helped with the leaked question paper solution, and took part in the test on December 21, 2022, for which he received the leaked paper from Suresh Sau.
Additionally, Suresh Sau actively participated in the document leak case in exchange for the felonious sum of Rs. 1 crore that Suresh Dhaka and Bhupendra Saran had offered. He gave the question paper and answer to the applicants who showed up after obtaining the aforementioned leaked question paper from Suresh Dhaka, his brother-in-law and the principal mastermind of the aforementioned Paper Leak Scam.
Additionally, at the behest of his maternal uncle Babulal Katara (a member of the RPSC), Vijay Damore had recorded the GK paper’s questions in a register. He then gave the register to Anil Kumar Meena, also known as Sher Singh Meena, who then gave it to Bhupendra Saran, Arun Sharma, and other individuals in exchange for illegal proceeds.
In this instance, on May 6, 2023, and October 13, 2023, the ED searched 22 of the accused people’s properties. During those searches, they found digital data and papers that may be used as evidence. Additionally, by a Provisional Attachment Order dated 18.08.2023, the ED had also provisionally attached Babulal Katara, Anil Meena, also known as Sher Singh Meena, and others’ movable and immovable properties totalling around Rs. 3.11 Core. Additionally, the ED had already detained three suspects in the case: Babulal Katara, Anil Kumar Meena, and Bhupendra Saran.
The prosecution On November 9, 2023, the ED filed a complaint against Babulal Katara, Anil Kumar Meena, and Bhupendra Saran in the Ld. Special Court of PMLA in Jaipur. Additional research is currently being conducted.
