CBI, ED probing Arunachal Pradesh question paper leak case : CM

way2barak, April 12 : The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) have been probing the alleged leak of question paper in August last year, Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu said on Wednesday while addressing the interactive session with representatives of all Community Based Organisations (CBOs).

For the first time in Arunachal Pradesh, the state government on Wednesday had an extensive interactive session with representatives of CBOs of the state active under the umbrella of Arunachal Indigenous Tribes Federation (AITF).

Responding to the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) paper leakage fiasco that took center stage during the discussion, Khandu shared that as per public demand and on state government’s request, the CBI and ED have taken over the case and are investigating the case independently.

The Chief Minister said that in fact cases of corruption are not new but have been in practice since many years.

These are today in the limelight because his government has been dealing with each case with iron hands, he asserted.

Khandu termed the coming of CBI and ED to investigate in the state one big blow to all corrupt enjoying and roaming freely in the state.

“Corruption, drugs, law and order are not new issues. These have been prevailing since the last many years but no government ever took strong action to curb these. Just because we are dealing with these ills with iron hands, it feels like these are issues of our time,” he said.

Khandu counterclaimed that cases of corruption and crime have actually come down under his government due to instant and strong actions initiated.

“However, the government can’t do anything alone. The CBOs and the government – need to work as team Arunachal to thwart these ills,” he said.

The body of APPSC Under Secretary Tumi Gangkak, who served the Commission as the Assistant Controller of Examinations and was suspended from service after the alleged leak of question paper, was recently found hanging from a tree near the Itanagar Zoo road tri-junction.

So far, 41 government employees, including 20 regular employees, 20 employees under probation and one contractual staff, have been arrested in connection with the paper leak scam.

All these 20 regular employees have been suspended and departmental enquiry started against them. *EOM*