Case file · HSSC · surfaced 7 Aug 2021

Haryana constable exam cancelled on day one; Kaithal coaching module busted

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.

HSSC cancelled the male constable written exam on 7 August 2021, its first day, after the paper leaked; the next day's papers were cancelled too. Multiple FIRs were registered across districts and 14 people were arrested within two days, including a Kaithal coaching-centre operator alleged to have struck deals at about Rs 12 lakh per candidate, with the answer key recovered from the group. The opposition demanded a court-monitored CBI probe.

Examination: Male Constable (General Duty) Recruitment 2021
Conducting body: Haryana Staff Selection Commission (HSSC)
Exam date: 7 Aug 2021
Leak date (as documented): 7 Aug 2021
Surfaced: 7 Aug 2021
States: Haryana
Candidates affected: not established
Leak vector: Coaching nexus
State govt at the time: BJP–JJP
Last reviewed: 11 Jun 2026

Stall clock — no docket movement for

1,767

days (4y 307d) · last movement 2021-08-09

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 tip-off

Answer keys reached candidates via WhatsApp an hour before the exam; an intercepted phone in Kaithal opened the case.

The conducting body's first response

Acknowledged it

HSSC cancelled the exam on the same evening and re-held it; the leak was traced to an HSSC staffer's chain.

The docket

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

7 Aug 2021

Exam cancelled · Haryana Staff Selection Commission

Written exam cancelled on day one; remaining shifts also scrapped.

per: In paper that got leaked: Haryana Police arrest seven more, total 14 (The Indian Express, 10 Aug 2021)
7 Aug 2021

FIR registered · Haryana Police (multiple districts)

Multiple FIRs; HSSC chief sought a DGP-level probe.

per: In paper that got leaked: Haryana Police arrest seven more, total 14 (The Indian Express, 10 Aug 2021)
9 Aug 2021

Arrest · Haryana Police

14 arrested incl. a coaching operator; answer key recovered.

per: In paper that got leaked: Haryana Police arrest seven more, total 14 (The Indian Express, 10 Aug 2021)

What candidates got

Outcome	Ordered by	Order date	Detail
Exam cancelled (full)	HSSC	7 Aug 2021	Exam re-conducted later in 2021.

Sources on file

Tier 2 · reported In paper that got leaked: Haryana Police arrest seven more, total 14 — The Indian Express · 10 Aug 2021 [archived]

Status log

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

7 Aug 2021	ALLEGED	Allegations surfaced publicly.
7 Aug 2021	ALLEGED → FIR_REGISTERED	Multiple FIRs; HSSC chief sought a DGP-level probe.
9 Aug 2021	FIR_REGISTERED → ARRESTS_MADE	14 arrested incl. a coaching operator; answer key recovered.

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

To: The Public Information Officer,
Haryana Police (multiple districts)

Subject: Request under the Right to Information Act, 2005 — Haryana constable exam cancelled on day one; Kaithal coaching module busted

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

1. Current status of FIR No. [number] dated 7 Aug 2021 concerning the question paper leak in Male Constable (General Duty) Recruitment 2021.
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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