Uttar Pradesh police arrest 244 people in three days for unfair means in constable recruitment exams

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Uttar Pradesh police in the last three days have either arrested or detained as many as 244 people across the state for allegedly adopting or planning to adopt unfair means in the police constable recruitment exam. The Uttar Pradesh police constable recruitment exams was held on February 17 and 18.

According to a statement issued by the Uttar Pradesh state police headquarters, these arrests or detentions were made from February 15 till 6 pm on February 18, reported news wire PTI. The arrests and detentions were made both by district police and units of the Special Task Force (STF) with the help of local intelligence.

"The arrested or detained accused are being interrogated after registering an FIR against them. People and gangs involved in adopting unfair means will be caught and strict action will be taken against them," said Uttar Pradesh police chief Prashant Kumar said.

Most of the arrests were made before the accused could execute their nefarious plans of disturbing the sanctity of the exam by adopting unfair means, PTI reported quoting the police chief.

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Meanwhile, in another action by Indian authorities, a 49-year-old Myanmar national has been arrested for possessing a substantial quantity of methamphetamine tablets and crystal methamphetamine in Aizawl, Mizoram excise and narcotics department said in a statement on Sunday.

The drugs, smuggled into Mizoram from Myanmar, were supposed to be transported to other places outside the state, reported PTI.

Officials of the department in collaboration with volunteers of the Young Mizo Association (YMA) on Saturday raided a house in Aizawl's Bawngkawn area and seized 1.3 kg of crystal methamphetamine and 16 kg (1.6 lakh tablets) of methamphetamine from the possession of Hrangtinkhara, a resident of Tahan Pinlung in Myanmar, the statement said.

(With PTI inputs)