According to police, Pinky Sonkar was posted at Bhinga police station in Siddharth Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh and has been suspended.
The STF also recovered five admit cards, high school mark sheet and grade 12 mark sheet from her possession, while the police also arrested her Delhi-based associate Devendra Pratap Singh, who Hailing from a village under Bansgaon police station, he reached the spot and collected money from the three persons.
On August 23, the Gorakhpur Special Task Force (STF) unit received a tip-off that a gang was involved in tampering with the police examination conducted by the Uttar Pradesh Police Recruitment and Promotion Board in Uttar Pradesh, and the name of policewoman Pinky Sonkar came to light. , 25, 30 and 31.
The STF also recovered five admit cards, high school mark sheet and grade 12 mark sheet from her possession, while the police also arrested her Delhi-based associate Devendra Pratap Singh, who Hailing from a village under Bansgaon police station, he reached the spot and collected money from the three persons.
Who is Pinki Sankar?
According to police, Pinky Sonkar was posted at Bhinga police station in Siddharth Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh and has been suspended. Officials interrogating Pinky revealed that during her suspension, a person from Delhi contacted her and told her that passing the exam would cost Rs 20 lakh per candidate and assured her that if she helped bring in some suitable people, she would Get huge commissions.
“Pinky was completely convinced by the offer from Delhiites and started meeting clients through social media. Pinky also struck a deal of Rs 1,500 to Rs 20 lakh with 15 people and then started committing fraud in the name of selection in police recruitment,” said one source.
In addition, sources further confirmed that five people also paid 40,000 rupees each to Pinky Sonkar in advance, and the remaining amount is being gradually transferred.
How was the female police officer arrested?
Police privy to the investigation said the STF unit was launched on August 22 soon after it came to light that suspended woman constable Pinky Sonkar had provided four-wheelers to many candidates and ensured their success in the UP Police Examination 2024 .
During interrogation, however, Pinky Sankar admitted her involvement but said she had no knowledge of the recruitment process. Further, she also revealed that during her suspension, she got in touch with a person in Delhi who confirmed that she would get a huge commission if she brings in some aspirants who want to clear the UP Police Recruitment Examination 2024. Have been in touch with the company.
She told officials that she had nothing to do with the exam and that she was only receiving money in the name of selection. However, during interrogation of her associate Devendra Pratap Singh, he claimed to be the National Secretary for Youth Rights, saying he was from Sangam Vihar in New Delhi. ). He told police he contacted Pinky through social media about a year ago. He told Pinky that each candidate would be appointed at a cost of Rs 5 lakh. However, Pinky fell into the trap and took money from the five candidates in advance. The question, though, is how he's going to make five candidates successful in recruiting.
However, the Uttar Pradesh government is leaving no stone unturned in conducting the Uttar Pradesh Police Examination. Apart from installing biometric verification including fingerprints and facial recognition, the Yogi Adityanath government has also chalked out a comprehensive plan to ensure safe and secure conduct of the high-stakes UP Police recruitment reexamination, which begins at 6 pm on Friday. In February, it was canceled for several months due to leaked question papers. The exams will be held on August 23, 24, 25, 30 and 31 at 1,174 centers in 67 of the 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh.
On the first day of the UP Police examination, the UP Police arrested around 61 candidates for using unfair means. Among them, an aspirant in Agra was found to be in possession of a fake Adhar card, while in Rae Bareilly, an aspirant was found wearing a Bluetooth device during inspection. According to the UP Police Recruitment and Promotion Board (UPPRPB), the state agency that conducts the exam, more than 30 lakh candidates applied for 60,244 UP Police posts through the written test in this exam.
