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UPSC mains exam: IPS officer Safeer Karim held for cheating with Bluetooth gadget

Speed News Desk | Updated on: 31 October 2017, 12:51 IST
IPS officer Safeer Karim (Twitter)

An Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Safeer Karim was caught cheating in main exams of Union Public Service Commission at a test centre in Egmore, Chennai.

Currently Safeer is an Assistant Superintendent of Police in Tirunelvelli district was caught while talking to his wife, said an officer.


"Karim's wife, Joicy Joy, dictated the answers to him from Hyderabad," an investigating officer said.

Safeer aspired to enter the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), the common administration whose individuals ascend to leadership positions in the organization.

So, he continued to study for the civil services examination conducted by public services recruiting body.

According to the sources, the police Safeer's appointment could be scratch off by government if probe confirmed that he had cheated in examination.

First published: 31 October 2017, 12:47 IST