Ponda Police have registered a case against two persons for allegedly using electronic devices and unfair means during an IIT recruitment examination held at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), GEC Campus, Farmagudi, Ponda.

According to police, the case was registered on October 11, 2026, at 4.28 am, following a complaint lodged by K Kamarai, Inspector/Executive SHA and In-charge of the CISF Unit at Goa Airport.

The alleged incident took place on October 10 between 10 am and 12 noon at the IIT administrative block at the GEC Campus, Farmagudi.

The accused have been identified as Rakesh Daholiya, 29, a civilian staff member of the Indian Army deployed at Suryagarh Military Station in Rajasthan, and Ankit Singh, 23, a farmer from Jind district in Haryana.

Police said that during passenger screening at Dabolim Airport, the two accused were allegedly found in possession of electronic devices, Bluetooth earpieces, SIM cards and other associated equipment.

According to the complaint, Rakesh allegedly disclosed that he had impersonated Vikash S/o Subhash Chander and appeared for the recruitment examination on his behalf using the electronic devices.

The accused allegedly deceived the examination authorities by impersonating another candidate and dishonestly appearing for the examination in his place.

Ponda Police have registered the offence under Section 319(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, which deals with cheating by personation.

Further investigation is being conducted by PSI Prajyot Bakhale of Ponda Police Station.