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Crime Branch probe recommended in Kerala IGP cheating case
Thrissur (Kerala) Additional Director General of Police N. Shankar
Reddy, who probed alleged cheating in in LL.M. exam by senior police
officer T.J. Jose, has recommended a further probe by the Crime Branch
wing of Kerala Police.
The incident was reported at the St. Paul's College Kalamassery near Kochi on May 4.
Reddy told IANS that there were a few loose ends and what he did was only a preliminary probe.
"The
invigilator was not able to produce any documentary evidence of any
pieces of paper which Jose is alleged to have possessed while writing
the examination. Also I gave the answer sheets of Jose to a senior
professor for valuation and he said there are lots of mistakes in what
he has written and he has opined that if he had copied the answer from a
paper, it would not be like this. To him it appears Jose has written
from his memory and not copied from somewhere," said Reddy.
Reddy
said he had submitted his report to the state police chief with a
recommendation for a further probe by the Crime Branch and also to look
into what the MG University has reported.
On May 4 Jose,
inspector general of police, Thrissur range, was caught cheating while
taking an exam for the Master of Law (LL.M) degree.
The
invigilator after an hour into the examination asked Jose to leave the
hall after finding him copying from papers that he brought with him.
The home ministry had asked Jose, on May 4, to extend his leave till further notice.
The issue is likely to be discussed in the cabinet meeting on Wednesday.