Cash-for-jobs scam: APSC ex-official seeks time over inquiry panel's notice

STAFF REPORTER

GUWAHATI: Former Chief Controller of Examinations of the Assam Public Service Commission (APSC), Nanda Babu Singh, on Sunday appeared at the office of the Justice (Retd) Biplab Kumar Sharma Inquiry Commission in response to a show-cause notice issued by the commission in connection with the cash-for-jobs scam under the Combined Competitive Examination (CCE) 2014.

According to sources, Singh requested for grant of another week's time to submit his reply to the show-cause notice issued by the inquiry commission. The inquiry commission recently issued a show-cause notice to Singh and sought a reply within 15 days.

According to sources, it was found during the inquiry by the commission that Singh's daughter had also appeared in the examination and he had informed the then chairman Rakesh Paul about it. Subsequently, the APSC had officially debarred Singh from examination-related work for CCE 2014. However, when the inquiry commission examined the relevant documents relating to CCE 2014, it was found that several note sheets of the examination contained Singh's signature. Further, the note sheet pertaining to the order for destruction of optical mark recognition (OMR) answer scripts of APSC's preliminary examination also contained Singh's signature. The Biplab Kumar Sharma Inquiry Commission has asked Singh to explain as to how his signature appears in various documents even though he was officially debarred from involvement in the CCE 2014.

It may be mentioned that Singh daughter had not only passed the CCE 2014, but also secured the 4th rank.

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