Officials said Singh also had fake Aadhar and voter cards.
A Punjabi man was arrested for attempting to take a recruitment exam on behalf of the real candidate – his girlfriend.
Angrez Singh was arrested in Punjab’s Faridkot on January 7, 2024.
Singh turned up at the exam venue wearing makeup, bindi and salwar kameez to impersonate his girlfriend Paramjeet Kaur.
The exam was for multi-purpose health workers and was held by Baba Farid University of Health Sciences in Kotkapura.
Although he entered the exam venue, the biometric system exposed Singh as his fingerprints did not match the actual candidate’s.
Officials said Singh also had fake Aadhar and voter cards.
Pictures on the identification cards featured the Punjabi man with makeup and the name Paramjeet.
The university administration promptly filed a complaint with the police and Singh was arrested.
Police are now investigating whether Singh is part of a larger network involved in fraudulently taking exams.
Suspicion arose when officials noticed that Singh was dressed like a young woman and how much effort he had put in.
Counterfeit documents have indicated that Singh was not acting alone.
Dr Rajeev Sud, Vice-Chancellor of Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, said:
“Angrez Singh was impersonating a female candidate identified as Paramjeet Kaur, a resident of Fazilka.
“He has been arrested and the candidature of the real candidate also invalidated.”
Faridkot Superintendent of Police Jasmeet Singh said:
“A case has been registered based on a complaint received from Baba Farid University of Health Sciences.
“The investigation is underway and appropriate action will be taken once all facts are uncovered.”
The Baba Farid University of Health Sciences had been conducting a recruitment exam for 806 vacancies for multi-purpose health workers.
The exam was conducted at three centres in Kotkapura, Faridkot and Ferozepur with around 7,200 candidates appearing in the exam.
In India, there has been numerous cases of people taking exams on behalf of real candidates.
One such incident was reported in Punjab’s Mohali in 2011. A graduate had appeared as a fake candidate during the ongoing class XII exams of the Punjab School Education Board.
The man was arrested and it was later discovered that he appeared on behalf of his uncle.
There has also been an ongoing trend of students using Bluetooth to cheat in exams.
Electronic devices appear like unsuspecting objects like a bank card or pen, however, they have Bluetooth connectivity.
It is connected to an earpiece and exam candidates receive answers from sitting 100 metres away.
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