Itanagar, May 21 -- Arunachal Pradesh Police arrested over 50 candidates from Haryana for using sophisticated electronic devices to cheat in a recruitment examination conducted by the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS), officials said on Tuesday.

Addressing the media, Capital Superintendent of Police Rohit Rajbir Singh said the arrests were made in connection with the exam held on Sunday for the posts of lab assistants and junior secretariat assistants (JSA).

A total of 53 individuals were taken into custody for attempting to cheat using GSM-enabled gadgets and micro earpieces. Police recovered 29 devices and reported that many of the suspects had already confessed to their involvement.

The operation appears to have been orchestrated by a...