The West Bengal Police Recruitment Board (WBPRB) announced the final result of the 2019 Recruitment to the post of Sub-Inspector (Armed Branch and Unarmed Branch) Exam on June 18, 2021.

A Twitter user name Surbhi Khan describes herself as a lawyer, activist, spiritual seeker, and Sanatani Muslim tweeted a list of 50 selected candidates for the post of sub-inspector by the West Bengal Police Recruitment Board. A majority of the candidates on the list are Muslims

Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) Madhya Pradesh state president Vaibhav Pawar tweeted the same list, "This merit list of police recruitment in Bengal shows why Hindus are migrating from West Bengal. Mamta Bano is journeying from #KhelaHobe to making Pakistan."

The post is also widely shared on Facebook.

Fact Check

In our investigation, we found that the viral claim is completely false. 

After doing research on Google, we found that the West Bengal Police Recruitment Board(WBPRB) has announced the final result of the 2019 Recruitment to the Sub-Inspector(Armed Branch and Unarmed Branch) Exam on June 18, 2021.  

The website of the West Bengal Police Recruitment Board (WBPRB) has two lists for each vacancy, namely: SC reservations 1 and 2, ST reservations 1 and 2, OBC-A reservations 1 and 2, OBC-B reservations 1 and 2, and UR(Unreserved) category 1 and 2.

The list which went viral is the names of 50 candidates selected in the OBC-A category. The second list of 18 candidates provisionally selected against OBC-A vacancies also shows that most candidates are Muslims.

As per the former West Bengal Commission for Other Backward Classes Chairperson Ashim Banerjee, the OBCs were classified into two categories. Those who are socially and economically better off are in the OBC-B category and the rest are in the OBC-A category. Category A is called 'More Backward' and enjoys 10 percent reservation, while Category B is called 'Backward' and enjoys 7 percent reservation — thus increasing the total OBC reservation in the state to 17 percent.  

Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sharad Arvind Bobde had called the social exclusion of Christians and Muslims from the Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) backgrounds a pertinent issue that requires the Supreme Court’s consideration. He made the observation while hearing a National Council of Dalit Christians’ (NCDC) petition that religion should not be a consideration for the SC/ST status. 

Muslims were always considered under the OBC category. The West Bengal Government recognizes 170 OBC communities, among which 112 communities are Muslims

In Conclusion, a claim has been shared on social media by sharing the OBC-A list to claim only Muslim candidates were selected by WBPRB for the Sub-Inspector post. But there are nine other lists that show that a majority of selected candidates hail from the Hindu community.