Over 48 lakh young individuals applied for this examination.
A candidate was issued an admit card featuring Sunny Leone’s photo and name instead of his/her own.
The UP Police Constable Recruitment Exam 2024 is deemed one of the largest exams in Uttar Pradesh. Over 48 lakh young individuals applied for this examination. The Uttar Pradesh Police Recruitment and Promotion Department announced 60,244 vacant constable positions.
Instances such as rumours of paper leaks and cheating scandals are not uncommon. But a recent incident involving actress Sunny Leone has drawn considerable attention.
During the first day of the UP Police Recruitment Examination 2024, a candidate was issued an admit card featuring Sunny Leone’s photo and name instead of his/her own. The incident occurred on Saturday, February 17.
The admit card listed Smt Soneshree Memorial Girls College in Kannauj as the examination centre, with the exam scheduled from 10 am to 12:05 pm. The registration was completed on the Uttar Pradesh Police Recruitment and Promotion Board’s (UPPRB) website, featuring Leone’s photo and registration number 12258574.
The UPPRB clarified that the admit card bearing Sunny Leone’s name was deemed fake. Officials from UPPRB explained that a candidate mistakenly uploaded incorrect photos during the exam application process. After complaints were made, the recruitment board fixed the problem by removing the wrong photos and leaving blank spaces instead.
The Uttar Pradesh Police constable recruitment examination kicked off on Saturday. The exam is being held in two shifts across all districts of Uttar Pradesh. Its primary objective is to fill 60,244 vacant positions for Police Constables.
According to police officials quoted by news agency PTI, over 120 individuals were arrested across the state in the last two days for impersonating candidates in the exam.
As reported by Director General of Police (DGP) Prashant Kumar, among the total of 122 arrests made, 15 were in Etah, nine in Mau, Prayagraj, and Siddharthanagar each, eight in Ghazipur, seven in Azamgarh, six in Gorakhpur, five in Jaunpur, four in Firozabad, three in Kaushambi and Hathras each, two in Jhansi, Varanasi, Agra, and Kanpur each, and one in Ballia, Deoria, and Bijnor respectively.