New Delhi, Oct 3 (UNI) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday questioned an accused in an on-going investigation of a case related to alleged irregularities being committed in the JEE (Mains) Exams 2021, the probe agency said.
The accused, identified as Mikhail Shargin, was detained by the Bureau of Immigration at IGI Airport, Delhi while arriving in India from Almaty, Kazakhstan. A Look Out Circular was opened against him, CBI in a statement said.
During investigation, it came to light that some foreign nationals were allegedly involved in compromising many online examinations including JEE (Mains) colluding with other accused in the instant case. Role of one Russian National was revealed who had allegedly tampered with the iLeon software (the platform on which the JEE(Main)-2021 examination was conducted) and that he helped other accused in hacking the computer systems of suspect candidates during the examination. Therefore, a Look Out Circular was opened against the said Russian National, it stated.