IPS officer Safeer Karim who was caught red-handed while cheating in the UPSC (mains) examination in Chennai on Monday, had trawled the darknet to find ways to beat invigilators at the exam centre. He was arrested after a probe and charged under Section 420 of the IPC (cheating and dishonesty). A team of officers from Chennai will also be going to Hyderabad soon to arrest his wife.
Karim used a micro camera mounted on his chest and connected to Google drive. The camera would scan the paper and send through Google drive to the intended recipient, in this case, his wife Joicy Joyce who was in Hyderabad. Joyce would give the answer orally, which would reach him through Bluetooth. If the voice was not audible, he would write on a paper with a pencil, which he would scan again and send to his wife. She would then speak louder.
Karim had also started a coaching institute, called Karim’s La Excellence, for other civil services aspirants as well. The coaching centre reportedly had branches in Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Calicut, Bhopal, and Hyderabad. He also organised orientation programmes for IAS aspirants.
IPS officer Safeer Karim who was caught red-handed while cheating in the UPSC (mains) examination in Chennai on Monday, had trawled the darknet to find ways to beat invigilators at the exam centre. He was arrested after a probe and charged under Section 420 of the IPC (cheating and dishonesty). A team of officers from Chennai will also be going to Hyderabad soon to arrest his wife.
Karim used a micro camera mounted on his chest and connected to Google drive. The camera would scan the paper and send through Google drive to the intended recipient, in this case, his wife Joicy Joyce who was in Hyderabad. Joyce would give the answer orally, which would reach him through Bluetooth. If the voice was not audible, he would write on a paper with a pencil, which he would scan again and send to his wife. She would then speak louder.
Karim had also started a coaching institute, called Karim’s La Excellence, for other civil services aspirants as well. The coaching centre reportedly had branches in Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Calicut, Bhopal, and Hyderabad. He also organised orientation programmes for IAS aspirants.