Bihar PSC cancels Patna centre’s examination after disruptive candidates trigger dying of official

PATNA: The Bihar Public Service Fee (BPSC) on Monday cancelled its preliminary examination held at one of many centres in Patna, the place an official on obligation died of coronary heart assault following a ruckus created by “unruly” candidates on December 13. The incident came about on the Bapu Pariksha Parisar in Patna’s Kumhrar locality, which was one of many greater than 900 centres for the Mixed (Preliminary) Aggressive Examination (CCE). Practically 5 lakh candidates appeared for the examination held for hiring individuals in Group A and B posts.
“The BPSC has determined to cancel its preliminary examination held at Bapu Pariksha Parisar examination centre because of disruption created by a gaggle of unruly aspirants as a part of a conspiracy to disrupt the examination,” BPSC Chairman Parmar Ravi Manubhai advised reporters.
The Fee will quickly announce a contemporary date for the examination for that specific centre. Round 6,500 college students, who had appeared for the examination on December 13, will have the ability to write the papers once more, he stated.
Nevertheless, those that created hassle on the centre on Friday could be debarred, Manubhai stated.
“The fee has recognized 30-40 aspirants – who will be described as anti-social parts. They created disruption within the examination course of on the centre. Extra such candidates are being recognized by the police. All of them might be debarred from showing within the BPSC examination,” the chairman stated.
On the date of the examination, a gaggle of candidates at Bapu Pariksha Parisar stormed out of their examination halls, alleging that query papers have been leaked on social media earlier than the examination began.
An enormous crowd had gathered exterior the centre as properly and the state of affairs was introduced underneath management by police intervention.
The Patna district administration on Sunday beneficial slapping of homicide expenses on those that had tried to disrupt a latest examination.
Following the ruckus, an extra examination superintendent, Ram Iqbal Singh, died of cardiac arrest and a girl candidate fell unconscious.
The BPSC chairman on Monday stated, “The CCE seventieth preliminary examination was held in a single shift from midday to 2 pm. The examination was held in 912 centres throughout the state, and of these, free and truthful exams have been held in 911 centres,” he stated.
“CCTV footage of Bapu Pariksha Parisar has revealed that among the candidates snatched query papers from the invigilators and stormed out of the examination corridor screaming that the paper had been leaked.
“Snatching query papers from invigilators and exhibiting these to outsiders are tantamount to looting public property. Police motion might be initiated in opposition to these individuals who appear to have acted as part of a conspiracy,” Manubhai stated.