Two youths were arrested on Sunday on suspicion of cheating during a test conducted by the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) for recruitment to the post of technicians.
The youths from Haryana, identified as Sunil and Sumit Kumar, had taken the test at exam centres at the Government HSS, Cotton Hill, and the St Mary’s School, Pattom. Officials of the Museum and Medical College police stations said hidden mobile phones were recovered from the youths. Sumit Kumar had taken photographs of the question paper on his phone, according to the police.
It is suspected that they had outside help with the answers. The police had alerted VSSC officials in the morning about possible foul play. Both youths were caught during the afternoon session. The VSSC had arranged multiple centres in the city for the test on Sunday.
