The state government recommended a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the paper ‘leak’ fiasco of the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC)’s assistant engineer examination.

In a letter addressed to the Department of Personnel and Training, the State Vigilance Commissioner – Kaling Tayeng sought necessary action for the transfer of the case to the CBI.

“The case is serious in nature and investigation by local police reveals involvement of state government officials as well as possibility of inter-state ramifications. Therefore, you are requested to initiate necessary action for transfer of the instant case to CBI for further investigation by them,” he said in the letter.

Its worthy to note that a candidate on August 28 lodged a First Information Report (FIR) at the Itanagar police station, alleging that the question papers for the APPSC examination held on August 26 and 27 were leaked. More than 400 candidates appeared in the examination.

The SIC SP Anant Mittal asserted that last week, the government officials – Binam Jomang, Talung Jomang, and Loth Ezing, a civilian were arrested.

Binam is a junior engineer (contractual) in the Panchayati Raj Department at Lekang in Namsai district, while Talung works as an agriculture field assistant at Pangin in Siang district. Ezing is a resident of Ruksin in East Siang district.

The arrests were made, after the case was transferred to the SIC from Itanagar Police on September 27.

The Itanagar Police had earlier arrested six people. Those arrested included Deputy Secretary (DC) of APPSC and Deputy Controller of Examinations (DCE) Taket Jerang, besides teachers, and a candidate and his father.