Case file · SLPRB · surfaced 20 Sept 2020

Assam SI exam halted mid-way; retired DIG among 37 arrested

Stalled documented status: Arrests made

Confidence C — based on the press record (archived below). No primary documents on file yet; treat names of agencies, dates and figures as reported, not established.

The written test for 597 unarmed SI posts in Assam was cancelled minutes after it began on 20 September 2020, when the paper was found circulating. Police arrested 37 people, including a retired DIG and an expelled political leader; the recruitment board disengaged the consortium conducting the exam after investigators flagged its personnel. The re-test was held on 22 November 2020.

Examination: Sub-Inspector (UB) Recruitment 2020
Conducting body: State Level Police Recruitment Board, Assam (SLPRB)
Exam date: 20 Sept 2020
Leak date (as documented): 20 Sept 2020
Surfaced: 20 Sept 2020
States: Assam
Candidates affected: ~66,000
Leak vector: Insider (digital)
State govt at the time: BJP
Last reviewed: 11 Jun 2026

Stall clock — no docket movement for

2,071

days (5y 246d) · last movement 2020-10-09

Accountability Gap Index

national average 0.97 / 7 · how this is scored →

2 / 7

✓ FIR within 30 days
✗ Charge sheet within 180 days
✗ Any conviction
✓ Exam cancelled & fully re-held
✗ Fee refund documented
✗ Official permanently removed
✗ Reform gazette-notified

Each milestone scores one point only when the register holds a document for it. The gap is what the missing points describe.

How it surfaced

Who found it

Social media circulation

The paper circulated on WhatsApp ~30 minutes before the exam; candidates walked out and the exam was abandoned mid-way.

The conducting body's first response

Acknowledged it

Cancelled the same day; a former DIG and a suspended police officer were among those arrested — the probe alleged the paper was leaked from the printing-to-distribution chain they handled.

The docket

Every legal action on record, in order. Each row cites its document.

20 Sept 2020

Exam cancelled · State Level Police Recruitment Board, Assam

Exam cancelled minutes after commencement.

per: Assam police exam paper leak: services of consortium engaged in holding tests suspended (The Times of India, 10 Oct 2020)
21 Sept 2020

FIR registered · Assam Police

Cases registered; probe covered the exam-conducting consortium.

per: Assam police exam paper leak: services of consortium engaged in holding tests suspended (The Times of India, 10 Oct 2020)
9 Oct 2020

Arrest · Assam Police

37 arrested incl. a retired DIG and an expelled political leader.

per: Assam police exam paper leak: services of consortium engaged in holding tests suspended (The Times of India, 10 Oct 2020)

What candidates got

Outcome	Ordered by	Order date	Detail
Exam cancelled (full)	SLPRB	20 Sept 2020 → 22 Nov 2020	Re-test held on 22 November 2020.

Officials & institutions implicated

Recorded at position level. A personal name appears only in the "Named individuals" table below, behind the naming gate.

Arrested

Former DIG (retd.), Assam Police — chairman of the recruitment board · 29 Sept 2020

Recruitment board chairman arrested; later released on bail.
Arrested

Suspended police officer (dismissed DSP) · 22 Sept 2020

Sources on file

Tier 2 · reported Assam police exam paper leak: services of consortium engaged in holding tests suspended — The Times of India · 10 Oct 2020 [archived]

Status log

Every status this register has ever assigned to this case. Append-only.

20 Sept 2020	ALLEGED	Allegations surfaced publicly.
21 Sept 2020	ALLEGED → FIR_REGISTERED	Cases registered; probe covered the exam-conducting consortium.
9 Oct 2020	FIR_REGISTERED → ARRESTS_MADE	37 arrested incl. a retired DIG and an expelled political leader.

Act on this record

File an RTI on this case pre-filled from the docket · RTI Act 2005 · ₹10 fee

The application below is pre-filled from this case file. Add your name and address, then send it to the Public Information Officer of Assam Police — online via rtionline.gov.in (central bodies) or your state RTI portal.

To: The Public Information Officer,
Assam Police

Subject: Request under the Right to Information Act, 2005 — Assam SI exam halted mid-way; retired DIG among 37 arrested

Under the Right to Information Act 2005, I request the following information:

1. Current status of FIR No. [number] dated 21 Sept 2020 concerning the question paper leak in Sub-Inspector (UB) Recruitment 2020.
2. Whether a charge sheet has been filed in this matter; if yes, its date and the court where it was filed.
3. Names and current postings of all officials suspended in connection with this matter.
4. Whether any suspended official has been reinstated; if yes, the order reference and date.
5. Date and outcome of the last court hearing in this matter.

I am enclosing the application fee of Rs. 10 as required. If this application falls outside your office's purview, kindly transfer it under Section 6(3) of the Act and inform me.

Regards,
[Applicant name]
[Address]
[Date]

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