Police recruitment scam in Kheda: Two candidates caught cheating in physical test

An irregularity has surfaced during the ongoing police recruitment physical test at the Kheda district headquarters, where two candidates were caught attempting to cheat in the running test by misusing RFID technology. The incident occurred on  Wednesday morning during a physical efficiency test conducted by the Gujarat Police Recruitment Board.

According to officials, the incident occurred during the running test of batch no 2, in which around 200 candidates participated. The accused candidates have been identified as Hiteshkumar Parmar, and his friend Ghanshyam Parmar, who was running in the same batch.

Pre-planned cheating attempt

Police investigation revealed that Hiteshkumar, fearing he would not finish the race within the required time, had planned the act in advance with his friend. Shortly after the race began, he allegedly used a hidden cutter blade to remove the two RFID sensor chips from his legs and handed them over to Ghanshyam while continuing to run on the track.

Ghanshyam reportedly placed the extra chips in his trouser pocket and continued running. Since Ghanshyam already had his own RFID chips attached, the system temporarily recorded both candidates as actively running, even though Hiteshkumar had stopped.

Despite the attempt, the technical team and on-ground staff noticed suspicious activity on the server during live monitoring. On verification, it was found that chest number 258 was being recorded as running without an RFID chip attached.

Following the race, a thorough check led to the recovery of four RFID chips and a cutter blade from Ghanshyam. Both candidates were immediately detained for questioning.

The incident has raised serious concerns about the security protocols, particularly how a sharp object, such as a cutter blade, managed to bypass the security check at the recruitment venue. Police have seized the blade and damaged chips and initiated a deeper probe into the lapse.