The Special Task Force (STF) that busted the racket of replacing answer-sheets of MBBS students at Chaudhary Charan Singh University (CCSU) may recommend a probe by Special Investigation Team (SIT) into the case.

Last week, a team of STF led by SP Alok Priyadarshi busted the racket of replacing answer books of MBBS exams in exchange of money so that the students could secure good marks.

This was done in connivance with some staff members of the CCSU that conducts the exam. The CCSU has been conducting exams of 12 private and government medical colleges of the region.

According to Priyadarshi, the racket was so widespread that ‘SIT could be needed to probe it’. The officer said he was contemplating to recommend a probe by SIT.

Four people, including two contractual and one permanent employee of the university, were arrested by the STF in the case while the investigating team is still chasing other suspects.

The officer said the gang was running the racket since 2014 and the kingpin, Kaviraj, used to purchase stolen blank answer copies from CCSU employee Sandeep for Rs. 10,000 each.

As per the probe, these blank copies were sent to one Sandeep in Hisar who would hire experts to write the exam in these stolen copies. These copies were then sent back to Kaviraj and University employee Sandeep would replace them with copies of students who would pay from Rs. 1.25 to Rs. 2 lakh for each answer book.

Priyadarshi said that a team of STF has been sent to Muzaffarnagar to collect information about Sandeep’s daughter, who is a student of Muzaffarnagar Medical College. Another team of STF was sent to CCSU on Monday for further investigation into the case.

The university officials had made foolproof arrangements to conduct the exam. But all efforts were sabotaged when gang members resorted to replacing the answer books in the confidential room before dispatching them for checking.

Vice Chancellor Prof NK Taneja said that a senior professor of the university has been assigned task to carry question papers, blank answer books and to collect filled answer books after exams in order to maintain the secrecy of exams.