A man was caught impersonating a candidate in the UPESSC TGT exam during verification at Islamia Girls Inter College. The accused Pramod Kumar of Azamgarh was appearing for Vimal Kumar of Farrukhabad. Biometric and document checks exposed the fraud. He allegedly admitted to a ₹1.5 lakh deal. He was arrested, and police are tracing the actual candidate.

Bareilly: An exam "solver" was on Wednesday caught red-handed while appearing in the Uttar Pradesh Education Service Selection Commission (UPESSC) Trained Graduate Teacher (TGT) examination on behalf of a candidate here, officials said.

The accused, identified as Pramod Kumar, a resident of Azamgarh district, was taking the examination in place of Vimal Kumar of Farrukhabad district when discrepancies were detected during verification at the exam centre, they said.

According to officials, the fraud came to light during biometric and document verification conducted after the commencement of the examination at Islamia Girls Inter College examination centre under the Kotwali police station area.

City Magistrate RK Verma said that a team comprising the static magistrate and college authorities became suspicious of the candidate's behaviour during routine verification.