Mumbai, July 28 -- A sessions court here today rejected the anticipatory bail applications of two India Government Mint employees accused of using dummy candidates in recruitment exams, marking the latest development in a fraud case that has exposed security vulnerabilities at one of the nation's most sensitive facilities.

The court's decision comes nearly five weeks after police registered an FIR (first information report) against seven mint workers for allegedly sending imposters to appear in their competitive examinations between 2019 and 2023.

Additional Sessions Judge Avinash Kulkarni denied pre-arrest bail to Lokendra Kumar and Aditya Kumar, both residents of Uttar Pradesh, citing the highly sensitive nature of their workplace where...