On 19th June 2025, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) from the Patna Zonal Office carried out searches at 11 different places across Patna, Nalanda, Ranchi, Lucknow, and Kolkata. These searches were related to the Bihar Constable Recruitment Scam of 2023. During the operations, officials found and seized many important documents, digital devices, and suspicious materials.
Background of the Scam
This case started with FIR No. 16/2023, registered on 31st October 2023 by the Economic Offence Unit (EOU), Patna. Later, a chargesheet was filed on 22nd August 2024. The scam revolves around how the Central Selection Board of Constable (CSBC), which organized the Bihar Police Constable Exam in 2023, gave the contract for printing the question papers to a newly-formed company called M/s Caltex Multiventures Pvt. Ltd.
How Inexperienced Company Got the Tender
The company, Caltex Multiventures, was created in 2021 and had no experience or its own printing facility. Despite this, it was awarded a very important and sensitive task — printing confidential question papers. Behind the scenes, Caltex had a hidden agreement with another company, M/s Blessing Secured Press Pvt. Ltd., whose director, Kaushik Kumar Kar, was already blacklisted due to his involvement in earlier paper leak cases.
Mastermind Behind the Scam
Kaushik Kumar Kar secretly helped to set up Caltex and used his close associates to win the contract indirectly. He teamed up with Sanjeev Mukhiya, a known criminal involved in multiple paper leak cases. Together, they gained inside information about where the papers were printed, stored, and how they were transported. Using this knowledge, they stole the question papers during transportation and sold them on social media to students and coaching rackets.
Evidence Found During Search
During the raids, the ED found a lot of shocking material, such as:
- Handwritten lists of candidates along with their OMR sheet numbers (used for answer checking)
- Fake degree certificates
- Application documents of several candidates
- Blank cheques that seemed to be collected from candidates
- Handwritten versions of leaked questions, with names of students who got them
What Happens Next?
The Enforcement Directorate is still investigating the scam, and more details may come out as they go through the seized material. This scam shows how deep corruption and cheating have affected recruitment processes, and strong action is being taken to ensure justice.