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Nine SPSC employees booked for test leak

By Aftab Ahmed
February 25, 2024

hyderabad: A case has been registered in Hyderabad against nine employees of the Sindh Public Service Commission (SPSC), including an assistant controller, over the recent leak of the test paper for the recruitment of secondary school teachers (SST BPS-16).

The case was registered on the complaint of SPSC Controller Abdul Hafeez Leghari.

This is a representational image of a exam paper. — APP/File
This is a representational image of a exam paper. — APP/File

According to the FIR, the responsibility for the test paper’s preparation, printing, and proofreading was given to Assistant Controller Zainal Alam, computer operators Sajjad and Ahsan, Naib Qasid Akbar, Khan Mohammad, Daniyal, Shahzeb Jafri, Aziz, Shahzeb Abro and other staff members.

The FIR states that the leaked test paper went viral on social media at 9:45am on February 20, which was the day the test was scheduled for. Being the custodian of the test paper, Alam is the primary suspect in the case.