Impersonator caught writing home guard exam for another in Bareilly

Bareilly: An impersonator was arrested during the Uttar Pradesh home guard enrollment examination 2025 at Sahu Gopinath Kanya Inter College on Sunday.Accused Anurag (27), from Hardoi district, was caught in the first shift (10 am–12 noon) after biometric verification raised suspicion. Checks confirmed he was appearing on behalf of another candidate.Investigations revealed Anurag had also impersonated a different candidate, Dharmendra Singh, in Saturday’s exam at Darbari Lal Sharma Inter College on Pilibhit Road.SSP Anurag Arya said, “This indicates a calculated and repeated attempt to manipulate the recruitment process for financial or personal gain.”Anurag confessed to both acts. Based on a complaint by the SHO concerned, an FIR was filed at Kotwali police station under BNS sections 319(2) (cheating by personation), 318(4) (cheating), 340(2) (use of forged documents), and 336(3) (forgery). The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024 has also been invoked.The accused has been remanded to judicial custody, and police are probing possible links to a wider syndicate.