Kaushambi, Aug 24 (PTI) The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force on Tuesday busted a gang of four racketeers allegedly involved in setting up proxy candidates for applicants to clear various competitive examinations for government jobs.

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The arrested accused included one Rahul Singh who used to impersonate candidates of various examinations and appear in examinations for them, said Manjhanpur police station's SHO Manish Kumar Pandey.

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The SHO identified three other arrested accused Abhishek Singh, Uday Shankar and Pankaj Kumar Rai.

The four were arrested outside a college in Manjhanpur police station area, he said.

The SHO said a case of cheating and forgery by impersonation has been booked against the four and they are being interrogated.

The gang members were appearing in the Preliminary Eligibility Test (PET)-2021 conducted by the UP Subordinate Services Selection Commission, Lucknow for Group B and Group C posts, the STF said in a statement in Lucknow.

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