Case file · UKPSC · surfaced 9 Jan 2023

UKPSC Patwari exam leak: commission section officer 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.

Uttarakhand's Patwari/Lekhpal exam of 8 January 2023 was cancelled after the STF found the paper had been leaked to candidates before the exam. A section officer of the commission and three others, including his wife, were arrested and Rs 22.5 lakh was recovered. The re-exam was held on 12 February 2023 for about 1.4 lakh candidates. This was the state's second leak episode in months, after the UKSSSC cases moved exams to UKPSC.

Examination: Patwari/Lekhpal Exam 2022-23
Conducting body: Uttarakhand Public Service Commission (UKPSC)
Exam date: 8 Jan 2023
Leak date (as documented): 7 Jan 2023
Surfaced: 9 Jan 2023
States: Uttarakhand
Candidates affected: ~1.4 lakh
Leak vector: Insider (digital)
State govt at the time: BJP
Last reviewed: 11 Jun 2026

Stall clock — no docket movement for

1,246

days (3y 151d) · last movement 2023-01-12

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

Uttarakhand STF, already probing the UKSSSC leak, found this paper had been sold by an insider days before the exam.

The conducting body's first response

Acknowledged it

UKPSC cancelled the 8 January exam for the affected districts and re-held it on 12 February 2023.

The docket

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

9 Jan 2023

FIR registered · STF, Uttarakhand Police

Case registered after information that the paper was provided to candidates before the exam.

per: UKPSC Patwari Lekhpal exam cancelled due to paper leak, new exam Feb 12 (Times Now, 13 Jan 2023)
12 Jan 2023

Arrest · STF, Uttarakhand Police

Four arrested including a UKPSC section officer and his wife; Rs 22.5 lakh recovered.

per: UKPSC Patwari Lekhpal exam cancelled due to paper leak, new exam Feb 12 (Times Now, 13 Jan 2023)
12 Jan 2023

Exam cancelled · UKPSC

Exam cancelled; fresh date announced.

per: UKPSC Patwari Lekhpal exam cancelled due to paper leak, new exam Feb 12 (Times Now, 13 Jan 2023)

What candidates got

Outcome	Ordered by	Order date	Detail
Exam cancelled (full)	UKPSC	12 Jan 2023	—
Re-exam held	UKPSC	12 Jan 2023 → 12 Feb 2023	Re-exam held on 12 February 2023.

Sources on file

Tier 2 · reported UKPSC Patwari Lekhpal exam cancelled due to paper leak, new exam Feb 12 — Times Now · 13 Jan 2023 [archived]

Status log

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

9 Jan 2023	ALLEGED	Allegations surfaced publicly.
9 Jan 2023	ALLEGED → FIR_REGISTERED	Case registered after information that the paper was provided to candidates before the exam.
12 Jan 2023	FIR_REGISTERED → ARRESTS_MADE	Four arrested including a UKPSC section officer and his wife; Rs 22.5 lakh 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 STF, Uttarakhand Police — online via rtionline.gov.in (central bodies) or your state RTI portal.

To: The Public Information Officer,
STF, Uttarakhand Police

Subject: Request under the Right to Information Act, 2005 — UKPSC Patwari exam leak: commission section officer arrested

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

1. Current status of FIR No. [number] dated 9 Jan 2023 concerning the question paper leak in Patwari/Lekhpal Exam 2022-23.
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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