India, Sept. 27 -- NEW DELHI

Delhi Police said they are probing a larger scam in the Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board (DSSSB) examination, after the department of education reported that a teacher who taught at one of their schools in outer Delhi's Sultanpuri for a year and a half allegedly didn't take the exam and sent a proxy candidate for the test in 2021.

A senior police officer said that a case under sections 419 (cheating by impersonation) and 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) was registered on Monday, as the incident allegedly took place in 2021.

In the FIR, a copy of which was accessed by HT, the principal of a state government school in Sultanpuri alleged that a man identified as Sunil Dangi was nominated...