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Staff Selection Commission paper leak: CBI grills Sify Technologies top official

The agency also carried out raids at IT major office in Mumbai and seized documents are other materials related to the case

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The CBI on Friday questioned Sify Technologies Ltd Chief Operating Officer CR Rao here in connection with the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) examination paper leak case. He was grilled at the CBI headquarters for seven hours after which he was allowed to leave. The agency also carried out raids at IT major office in Mumbai and seized documents are other materials related to the case.

On May 23, the agency has registered an FIR against 17 persons, including 10 employees of Sify Technologies Pvt Ltd, in connection with the leak of paper for graduate level examination of Staff Selection Commission.

Also the agency carried out searches at 12 locations, including four offices of the Sify Technologies Pvt Ltd in Chennai, Noida, Mumbai and Okhla, New Delhi besides the residence of one of its employees, Sant Prasad Gupta in Sheikh Sarai.

The CBI started probe into the SSC paper leakage case after the Centre issued notification in March this year that that the probe agency has been asked to investigate the matter. The paper of an examination of the SSC, a government body which conducts examinations to recruit staff at multiple levels in various Ministries and departments, was allegedly leaked, leading to protests from job-seekers.

"The agency has registered Preliminary Enquiry on March 8, 2018 against unknown officers/officials of SSC, Government of India and other unknown persons for misconduct. Now we have registered a regular case into the matter," said a senior CBI officer. The agency has filed a case under 66B of Information and Technology Act apart from various provisions of Indian Penal Code and the Prevention of Corruption Act.

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