At present, the recruitment of assistant sub-inspectors and constables, which was conducted last month in Chandigarh, is shrouded in a cloud of suspicion.

Delhi Police had arrested a few of its men in January suspecting their involvement in the paper leak.

During questioning of the accused, Delhi Police had arrived at manage to lay their hands on vital clues including a register, said sources.

The Central Administrative Tribunal has already issued a stay order on the selection of ASIs.

The next hearing of the case is on February 12, when the court has asked Chandigarh Police to submit its reply.

The written test for constables was conducted in Chandigarh on January 27. According to the intelligence wing of Chandigarh Police, the very next day, they got information that the paper had been leaked.

Acting on specific tip-offs about the involvement of a few Delhi Police personnel in the scam, Chandigarh Police teams went to New Delhi and shared information with their Delhi counterparts.

Delhi Police Crime Branch managed to nab five of its men, including Sub-Inspector Ram Chander Gulia and Assistant Sub-Inspector Pale Ram. Two prime accused, Joginder Dahiya and Sanjay Rana, are still at large.

Sources said a few of the candidates, who appeared for the constables’ recruitment test, solved the question papers on January 26 night, at a school in Ateli village, Mahendergarh district of Haryana.

The candidates from Ganiyar, Tigra, Perthipura, Maghi, Bochhdiya and a few other neighbouring areas helped them solve the question papers.