Jaipur, Feb 26 : The back-to-back paper leaks in Rajasthan are an open secret now! There have been instances when paper leaks have been reported even during Internet suspension in Rajasthan.

The desert state tops the unemployment index in second position with a 21.1% unemployment rate as recorded in January this year by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE). With a high unemployment rate, the state has also climbed the crime records in the last few years.

On an average, Rajasthan has witnessed around three paper leaks every year since 2019, leaving around 40 lakh students in the doldrums.

During a probe police officials found that the rate of the leaked papers has been varying anywhere between Rs 5 lakh and Rs 15 lakh, depending on the jobs for which the exams were conducted.