Updated On: 31 March, 2023 05:54 AM IST | Mumbai | Shirish Vaktania
The police suspect the involvement of local academies that prepare candidates for the tests

Candidates during the fitness test for police recruitment at Naigaon Police ground, Dadar. File pic/Pradeep Dhivar
In five FIRs registered against 16 candidates for cheating in physical tests during police recruitment, the cops have found that most candidates are from Ahmednagar. All the cases were registered during a physical test of 1,600-metre run, in which the accused candidates exchanged chips which were given to them to record their running timings.
In many cases, the accused even broke the world record of 3.43 seconds by finishing the race from 3. 39 mins to 3. 42 mins. The investigators suspect the involvement of academies in Ahmednagar which prepare candidates for police tests and soon they will go there to investigate them.