UP Police's STF arrests CTET candidate, his 'solver'

LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh Police's Special Task Force has arrested a candidate and his 'solver' in Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET). "One Shubham Yadav, a candidate of CTET exam, and his solver Manish Kumar were arrested from an exam centre in Banthara area of Lucknow on Wednesday," the STF said in a press statement.

A 'solver' refers to someone who appears in place of the original candidate in a competitive exam, the STF said in the statement. Yadav, a native of Jaunpur, was the original candidate while Manish Kumar, who hailed from Kaimur in Bihar, was his 'solver'.

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"Manish Kumar was promised to be paid Rs 10,000 to Rs 15,000 for appearing (in) a single exam," it said. The police has filed an FIR of fraud against the duo under relevant sections at Banthara Police station here.