Case file · HP-POL · surfaced 5 May 2022

HP Police Constable 2022 — 1,700-post exam cancelled

Stalled documented status: Arrests made

Confidence B — core facts citable to court or official records; some primary documents not yet on file.

The written exam for 1,700 constable posts held on 27 March 2022 was cancelled on 6 May after the police confirmed the paper had been sold before the exam. Kangra police registered an FIR at Gaggal police station and arrested four people, including three candidates who had cleared the test. The chief minister announced an SIT under a DIG; arrests later ran into the dozens and the case was handed to the CBI.

Examination: HP Police Constable Recruitment Written Test 2022
Conducting body: Himachal Pradesh Police (Recruitment) (HP-POL)
Exam date: 27 Mar 2022
Leak date (as documented): 26 Mar 2022
Surfaced: 5 May 2022
States: Himachal Pradesh
Candidates affected: ~75,000
Leak vector: Coaching nexus
State govt at the time: BJP, Himachal Pradesh
Last reviewed: 11 Jun 2026

Stall clock — no docket movement for

1,497

days (4y 37d) · last movement 2022-05-06

Accountability Gap Index

national average 0.97 / 7 · how this is scored →

1 / 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

Police investigation

Post-result verification flagged candidates whose performance did not match their record; questioning confirmed pre-exam access to the paper.

The conducting body's first response

Acknowledged it

CM Jai Ram Thakur announced the cancellation and SIT himself; the case was later transferred to the CBI as arrests crossed state lines.

The docket

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

5 May 2022

FIR registered · Gaggal PS, Kangra

Gaggal PS FIR, 05.05.2022

FIR registered late on 5 May after candidates who cleared the exam were found to have bought the paper.

per: Paper leak case: written exam for Himachal police constable recruitment cancelled, four arrested (The Times of India, 6 May 2022)
5 May 2022

Arrest · Kangra Police

Gaggal PS FIR, 05.05.2022

Four persons including three successful candidates arrested.

per: Paper leak case: written exam for Himachal police constable recruitment cancelled, four arrested (The Times of India, 6 May 2022)
6 May 2022

Exam cancelled · Government of Himachal Pradesh

HP Govt cancellation, 06.05.2022

Written exam cancelled with immediate effect; CM announced an SIT under DIG (Central Range).

per: Paper leak case: written exam for Himachal police constable recruitment cancelled, four arrested (The Times of India, 6 May 2022)

What candidates got

Outcome	Ordered by	Order date	Detail
Exam cancelled (full)	Government of Himachal Pradesh	6 May 2022 → 28 Aug 2022	Exam cancelled; re-test for all candidates held in August 2022.

Sources on file

Tier 2 · reported Paper leak case: written exam for Himachal police constable recruitment cancelled, four arrested — The Times of India · 6 May 2022 [archived]

Status log

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

5 May 2022	ALLEGED	Allegations surfaced publicly.
5 May 2022	ALLEGED → FIR_REGISTERED	FIR registered late on 5 May after candidates who cleared the exam were found to have bought the paper.
5 May 2022	FIR_REGISTERED → ARRESTS_MADE	Four persons including three successful candidates arrested.

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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 Gaggal PS, Kangra — online via rtionline.gov.in (central bodies) or your state RTI portal.

To: The Public Information Officer,
Gaggal PS, Kangra

Subject: Request under the Right to Information Act, 2005 — HP Police Constable 2022 — 1,700-post exam cancelled

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

1. Current status of Gaggal PS FIR, 05.05.2022 dated 5 May 2022 concerning the question paper leak in HP Police Constable Recruitment Written Test 2022.
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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