A sophisticated exam fraud involving biometric manipulation of Aadhaar data has been uncovered in Madhya Pradesh, where a Bihar-based gang—working with agents in Gwalior and the Chambal region—used “solvers” to impersonate candidates in the constable recruitment exam.
The gang bypassed biometric checks by merging fingerprints and photos of actual candidates with their proxies, using tampered APK files and an Aadhaar updater ID based in Delhi. This method allowed them to maintain biometric mismatches below 30%, avoiding detection during identity verification.
Three primary agents—Abhitabh Singh, Shyam Singh Meena, and Ashok Gurjar—coordinated the racket, charging Rs8–10 lakh per candidate. All three are currently absconding, with Abhitabh already facing charges in a previous fraud case.
In Gwalior, FIRs have been registered at Kampoo and Madhoganj police stations after multiple solvers were caught. Atendra Singh Meena, a candidate, has been arrested and confessed to paying Rs8 lakh for a proxy.
In Sheopur, solvers connected to Imran, Deepak Rawat, and Harjyan Rawat were apprehended. Investigations revealed each solver received Rs3 lakh, with additional costs for Aadhaar manipulation and technical support.
The UIDAI has been alerted, and steps are being taken to tighten the Aadhaar update process to prevent such exploitation in the future.
Police continue interrogations as several solvers have confessed to impersonating candidates across the region.
