LUCKNOW, May 15 -- Several staff members of the agency involved in installation of CCTVs and biometric system at 2,385 exam centres of police recruitment examination for 60,244 posts of police constables in Uttar Pradesh which was held on February 17 and 18 last year have now come under the scanner.

The suspicion surfaced during an investigation of Enforcement Directorate (ED)'s Lucknow unit regarding involvement of money worth several crores in the matter. The mega-test exercise involving over 48.17 lakh aspirants was cancelled on February 24 last year after confirmation of question paper leak and successfully re-conducted in August 2024.

In the paper leak, over 178 FIRs were lodged in 41 districts and more than 400 people, including k...