New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested two pilots for allegedly facilitating cheating in the Commercial Pilot License Exam held earlier in March this year.
While one arrested pilot belongs to Alliance Air, the other works with a Gurgaon-based private airlines.
The investigations conducted so far reveal that the question paper was allegedly taken out of DGCA's Chief Examination Officer's office and then passed on to the pilots and finally the third person.
The CBI also claims that both the pilots were allegedly paid lakhs for leaking the exam papers....
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