The Rajasthan Police Special Operations Group (SOG) uncovered a significant fraud in the Grade III Teacher Direct Recruitment Examination 2022. Candidates were found trying to secure government jobs under the ‘Outstanding Sportsperson’ quota by using forged Taekwondo certificates and fake verification reports. Twenty individuals, including 19 candidates and an accomplice, have been arrested in connection with the case, as confirmed by Vishal Bansal, Additional Director General of Police (SOG).
On March 12, 2026, the SOG carried out raids in 14 districts in Rajasthan and one location in Haryana, leading to the apprehension of the accused involved in the alleged fraud. Investigations revealed the creation of a fake email account impersonating the Taekwondo Federation of India to submit fraudulent verification reports for candidates who had presented fake sports certificates.
The scam was exposed when a screenshot of an email from an employee’s mobile phone, discussing the verification of sports certificates of 39 candidates, was recovered. Scrutiny of the email revealed a spelling error in the word “Secretary,” casting doubt on its authenticity. Further inquiry disclosed that the fake email ID was established in Dubai and managed by Vimalendu Kumar Jha.
Acting on this lead, the SOG arrested Jha and subsequently detained his associate Ravi Sharma. The investigators also seized the SIM card utilized to create the fraudulent email account. The accused allegedly duplicated the original email sent by the Directorate of Elementary Education to the Taekwondo Federation and produced a similar-looking email ID to submit favorable verification reports for candidates with forged sports certificates to aid in their recruitment.
A case has been filed at the SOG Police Station under various sections of the IPC and the IT Act. The investigation, overseen by Rajasthan Deputy Superintendent of Police Babulal Murariya under the guidance of Deputy Inspector General of Police (SOG) Paris Anil Deshmukh, has unveiled the involvement of middlemen who allegedly arranged fake sports quota certificates for substantial sums of money. Further arrests are anticipated as the probe advances.
