Seven people have been arrested for allegedly indulging in malpractices in the police recruitment process in Thane, an official said recently. They were arrested in connection with three FIRs registered in police stations where the exam centres for the recruitment process were located, the official added. They were caught using gadgets while appearing for the exams. The seven, including two women, hail from the Jalna, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Ahmednagar districts.

The FIRs were registered under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Information Technology Act and the Maharashtra Prevention Of Malpractices At University, Board And Other Specified Examinations Act. This shows us how exam cheaters are using technology to help them get ahead. The ‘old’ way of cheating, paper chits in shoes or copying from others, seems archaic now.