Bareilly: A 28-year-old man who allegedly appeared in TGT (Trained Graduate Teacher) examination on behalf of another candidate for Rs 1.5 lakh was arrested on Wednesday at Islamia Girls Inter College in Bareilly. The fraud was detected during biometric verification when the thumb impression and iris scan of Pramod Kumar, a resident of Azamgarh, failed to match the records of the registered candidate, Vimal Pratap Singh of Farrukhabad.Pramod was taken into custody shortly after. During questioning, he admitted to impersonating the candidate and told police that he had already received an advance payment from Vimal, while the remaining amount was to be paid after the exam was cleared.Kotwali SHO Rajeev Kumar said, “Preliminary questioning has revealed that Pramod may have appeared in previous examinations in a similar manner and could be part of an organised solver gang.” Police have registered an FIR under BNS sections 318 (cheating), 319 (cheating by personation) and 340 (forged document or electronic record and using it as genuine), and are searching for Vimal.ADM (City) Avinash Tripathi said, “The examination system, with mandatory biometric attendance, thumb impression and iris verification at entry, makes impersonation extremely difficult.” He warned that anyone attempting such fraud would face strict legal action.