KARACHI: Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) has summoned former inter-board controller of examinations for investigation over his alleged involvement in facilitating cheating mafia during the Intermediate examination in Sindh.
The name of Imran Chishti, former inter-board controller of examinations, was revealed by the five cheating mafia agents, who are already under police custody, during the investigation.
According to the CTD officials, they have collected solid evidence of Imran Chishti’s involvement in the cheating scam due to which he has been summoned for investigation.
On the issue of rampant cheating in the exams, the Counter-terrorism Department prepared a report, revealing the culprits and submitted to Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah on Tuesday.
The CTD sources had earlier claimed as well that the officials of the intermediate board are involved with the cheating mafia. However, authorities in the board had dismissed the claims, saying their staff is not involved in the crime.
The CTD had earlier identified the examination centres where the papers would be captured on phone cameras and circulated on WhatsApp groups.
After 15 board papers were leaked in the annual examination of 2017, the Sindh government took action, imposing Section 144 to curb cheating. Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah had also visited exam centres to make sure the relevant arrangements were sufficient, but to no avail as the next day cheating and leaking of papers resumed.