IPS officer caught cheating in UPSC exams to be dismissed if he fails to provide explanation, says Home Ministry

New Delhi: An Indian Police Service (IPS) probationary officer, arrested for allegedly cheating in the UPSC examination in Chennai, is facing possible dismissal if he fails to give a proper explanation for his conduct, an official said on Tuesday. The Union home ministry, which is the cadre controlling authority of the IPS, has also sought a report from the Tamil Nadu government about the conduct of the 2015 batch officer Safeer Karim during the civil services (mains) examination on Sunday. [caption id=“attachment_4185095” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] File image of IPS probationary officer Safeer Karim. Image courtesy: Facebook@Safeer Karim[/caption] Such a person is not fit to be in a service like IPS and action such as dismissal from the service may be initiated once a report from the state government is received, a home ministry official said. However, Karim will be given an opportunity to explain his conduct. The Tamil Nadu cadre IPS probationary officer was caught while cheating during the UPSC mains examination at a centre in Egmore, Chennai. He was appearing in the examination to get into the IAS. Karim, an assistant superintendent of police in Nanguneri, Tirunelveli, allegedly took a cellphone, a Bluetooth-enabled miniature camera in a shirt button and wireless earpieces into the examination hall in Presidency girls higher secondary school. Karim’s wife allegedly dictated the answers to him from Hyderabad, police officials said in Chennai.