Chhattisgarh calls off police exam after constable suicide

The Chhattisgarh government canceled the police recruitment exam in Rajnandgaon district following allegations of irregularities. This decision came after constable Anil Ratnakar, one of the suspects, died by suicide, alleging that lower-ranked officers were blamed while seniors were protected. Six people were arrested for manipulating exam scores.

RAIPUR: Chhattisgarh govt scrapped the police recruitment exam in Rajnandgaon district Wednesday, days after allegations of irregularities surfaced, prompting the administration to launch a probe. The cancellation came four days after a constable, Anil Ratnakar, who was one of the suspects in the scam and was taken off duty, died by suicide. He had said in his suicide note lower-ranked cops were being implicated while senior officers involved were protected.

"The police recruitment process in Rajnandgaon has been scrapped after complaints of irregularities. Chhattisgarh govt aims to strongly restore good governance and govt will tolerate such anomalies," CM Vishnu Deo Sai said. Ratnakar's suicide followed the arrest of six people for allegedly manipulating the scores of a few candidates in the Nov 16 exam.

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