Case file · RPSC · surfaced 4 Mar 2024
Rajasthan SI 2021: topper among trainee SIs held; HC scrapped the exam
Confidence B — core facts citable to court or official records; some primary documents not yet on file.
Rajasthan's 2021 SI recruitment exam was leaked from a Jaipur centre, with the paper sold for about Rs 20 lakh. The fraud surfaced in March 2024 when the SOG detained 15 trainee sub-inspectors — including the exam topper — at the Rajasthan Police Academy; the probe estimated about 25 of 670 trainees had cleared the exam fraudulently. On 28 August 2025 the High Court cancelled the entire recruitment ('fraud vitiates everything'); a division bench upheld the cancellation on 4 April 2026 and directed a new legal framework for transparent recruitment.
- Examination
- Sub-Inspector / Platoon Commander Recruitment 2021
- Conducting body
- Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC)
- Exam date
- 13 Sept 2021
- Leak date (as documented)
- 13 Sept 2021
- Surfaced
- 4 Mar 2024
- States
- Rajasthan
- Candidates affected
- not established
- Leak vector
- Exam centre
- Last reviewed
- 11 Jun 2026
Stall clock — no docket movement for
68
days (68d) · last movement 2026-04-04
The docket
Every legal action on record, in order. Each row cites its document.
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29 Feb 2024
FIR registered · Special Operations Group, Rajasthan Police
SOG FIR, Jaipur (2024)
FIR after verification that a gang leaked and solved the 2021 SI paper for candidates.
per: 15 trainee Rajasthan police sub-inspectors detained in recruitment exam scam (The Times of India, 4 Mar 2024)
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4 Mar 2024
Arrest · SOG, Rajasthan Police
SOG FIR, Jaipur (2024)
15 trainee SIs including the topper detained at the Rajasthan Police Academy and a training school.
per: 15 trainee Rajasthan police sub-inspectors detained in recruitment exam scam (The Times of India, 4 Mar 2024)
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28 Aug 2025
Order / direction · Rajasthan High Court
S.B. judgment dt. 28.08.2025
Single bench cancelled the entire 2021 SI recruitment: 'fraud vitiates everything'.
per: Judgment cancelling SI Recruitment 2021 (single bench, Jain J.) (Rajasthan High Court, 28 Aug 2025)
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4 Apr 2026
Appeal decided · Rajasthan High Court (Division Bench)
D.B. judgment dt. 04.04.2026
Cancellation upheld; appeals by the state and selected candidates dismissed; suo motu action against commission members set aside.
per: Division bench judgment upholding cancellation (Rajasthan High Court, 4 Apr 2026)
What candidates got
| Outcome | Ordered by | Order date | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exam cancelled (full) | Rajasthan High Court | 28 Aug 2025 | Entire recruitment cancelled by court. |
Sources on file
- Tier 1 · primary Judgment cancelling SI Recruitment 2021 (single bench, Jain J.) — Rajasthan High Court · S.B. Civil Writs (SI Recruitment 2021), judgment dt. 28.08.2025 · 28 Aug 2025
- Tier 1 · primary Division bench judgment upholding cancellation — Rajasthan High Court · D.B. Special Appeals (SI Recruitment 2021), judgment dt. 04.04.2026 · 4 Apr 2026
- Tier 2 · reported 15 trainee Rajasthan police sub-inspectors detained in recruitment exam scam — The Times of India · 4 Mar 2024 [archived]
- Tier 2 · reported Rajasthan HC cancels 2021 SI recruitment exam over paper leak — 'fraud vitiates everything' — The Indian Express · 29 Aug 2025 [archived]
- Tier 2 · reported Rajasthan High Court upholds cancellation of 2021 SI recruitment exam — The Times of India · 4 Apr 2026 [archived]
Status log
Every status this register has ever assigned to this case. Append-only.
| 4 Mar 2024 | ALLEGED | Allegations surfaced publicly. |
| 29 Feb 2024 | ALLEGED → FIR_REGISTERED | FIR after verification that a gang leaked and solved the 2021 SI paper for candidates. |
| 4 Mar 2024 | FIR_REGISTERED → ARRESTS_MADE | 15 trainee SIs including the topper detained at the Rajasthan Police Academy and a training school. |
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