On February 15, 2026, Raipur police arrested six men from Haryana for cheating in the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) exam using advanced gadgets. Three of them were candidates taking the test, while the other three were their helpers waiting outside at the exam centre parking lot in Sarona. The GATE exam is crucial for engineering graduates aiming for top institutions like IITs and IISc. It was held nationwide in two shifts that day—9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. The arrests took place during the morning session. The accused were identified as Darshan Sehrawag (26) and Sumit Sehrawag (30) from Jhajjar; Laxminarayan Verma (36), Amar Chandra (32), and Bunty Kumar (38) from Fatehabad; and Narendra Kumar (29) from Hisar. According to police, the plan was that the inside candidates read the exam questions aloud via Bluetooth, while their accomplices outside searched for answers online and sent them back through the device. The team was caught after police received tips and monitored suspicious electronic devices near the exam centre. The cheating gadgets included tiny earpieces hidden in ears and small microphones concealed in socks, connected by SIM cards for real-time communication. Each candidate reportedly paid ₹2 lakh to contacts in their home state to set up this scheme and travel to Raipur together. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Nagar Police Station in-charge Ravindra Kumar Yadav said investigations are ongoing to determine if this is part of a larger cheating network. Police continue to tighten checks to stop misuse of technology in exams and protect fair competition.