According to a statement by the CBI, searches were conducted at multiple locations and one of the prime accused, Mahesh Kumar Choudhary, was apprehended on Friday. Mr. Choudhary was reportedly posted as a sepoy at the Engineering Store Deport at Kankinara in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas.

The CBI alleged that, according to its investigation, he was “the kingpin of a racket involved in preparing domicile certificates of West Bengal based on forged certificates”. The investigating agency further discovered that he allegedly collected huge amounts of money directly from the candidates and through middlemen.