LUCKNOW, Oct. 10 -- The Hussainganj police, in coordination with the Central Surveillance Team, arrested a wanted man involved in cheating and extorting money during the UP Police Constable Civil examination. Harish Kumar Bhagat, 21, who carried a reward of Rs.25,000 for his arrest, was taken into custody from his residence in C-5, New Sainik Colony, Bhopal, on October 9, a police department release read on Friday.

A police official said that Bhagat had been absconding since a case was registered against him on August 22, 2024, in an FIR at Hussainganj Police Station. The FIR charges him under sections 318(4)/112/336(3)/340(2) BNS, 11(7)/13(5) of the UP Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Ordinance 2024, and 66 DIT Act.

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