In connection with the paper leak of exams administered by the Uttarakhand Subordinate Service Selection Commission (UKSSSC), the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) conducted searches at various locations in Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh on June 13, 2023. As a result, cash and bank balances totalling approximately Rs. 1.14 crore were seized/frozen.
On the basis of many FIRs filed by the Uttarakhand Police against various individuals relating to test paper leaks conducted by the Uttarakhand Subordinate Service Selection Commission (UKSSSC), Dehradun, the ED launched an inquiry under the Prevention Money Laundering Act, 2002.
The printing press where papers for the exams held by UKSSSC were being printed was identified throughout the inquiry as M/s RMS Techno Solutions (India) Pvt. Ltd., Lucknow, and it had played a significant part in the leak. The intermediaries and staff of M/s RMS Techno Solutions (India) Pvt. Ltd. sold the test papers to a number of students for about Rs. 10-15 Lakhs each paper. The accused individuals stole a sizable sum of money from prospective applicants instead of giving them access to the documents.
Additionally, it has come to light throughout the course of the PMLA, 2002 inquiry that the accused had made or gained assets worth crores of rupees in a short period of time. The alleged activity led to the seizure/freezing of cash and bank balances totalling around Rs. 1.14 crore, coupled with several incriminating papers, property records, and supporting evidence to establish the money laundering offence in violation of Section 3 of the PMLA, 2002. The probe is being expanded upon.
