Panaji: Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel at Goa International Airport, Dabolim, caught two passengers carrying concealed Bluetooth devices allegedly used to cheat in a competitive recruitment examination held on Saturday. Goa Police took both passengers, along with the recovered devices and documents, into custody. Ponda police station has registered a case.At around 2.25pm, one of the passengers, booked on Air India Express flight IX-1340 from Goa to Delhi, placed his handbag for X-ray screening at the pre-embarkation security checkpoint. The CISF screener noticed suspicious objects in the X-ray image and referred the bag for a physical check. A search led to the recovery of three electronic devices, two SIM cards and three Bluetooth earpieces allegedly used to cheat in competitive examinations.During questioning, the passenger admitted that the devices were intended for cheating in examinations. He also informed CISF personnel that an associate travelling with him had already boarded the same flight. With the help of airline staff, CISF personnel identified the second passenger and deplaned him. A search of his handbag led to the recovery of a similar device and SIM cards.The personnel also found an admit card for the recruitment examination for the post of administrative assistant in the non-teaching staff of IIT Goa. Both passengers admitted that the devices had been used during the examination.The two were then questioned jointly with the concerned intelligence agencies. The first passenger claimed that he had appeared for the examination on behalf of another candidate. Aadhaar cards belonging to two other individuals, which he had discarded in the security hold area, were also recovered. His claim of being a civilian employee of a defence establishment was verified with the authorities concerned.The passengers, along with the recovered devices and documents, were handed over to Goa police and subsequently taken to Ponda police station, as the examination centre falls under its jurisdiction.Police identified the accused as Rakesh Daholiya, 29, and Ankit Singh, 23, both from Jind, Haryana. A case has been registered against them, and further investigation is underway.
