PRAYAGRAJ, June 18 -- UP STF nabbed a man carrying a cash reward of Rs.1 lakh on his arrest, near Kadipur Sugar Mill in Kaushambi district on Tuesday. The man, identified as Ayush Pandey of Bhabhanpura area of Banda district, is accused of leaking the question paper of the Review Officer/Assistant Review Officer (Preliminary) Examination-2023 conducted by Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) in 2024, stated the STF in a communique.

Acting on a tip-off that the accused was present near the sugar mill in Kusahambi and was in the process of fleeing the area to evade arrest, the UP STF team raided the site and managed to nab him.

During interrogation, the accused claimed that while teaching at a coaching institute in Prayagraj, h...