Guwahati: Assam Director General of Police G P Singh on Friday mentioned that two academics have been recognized because the masterminds of the SEBA HSLC Class 10 query paper leak. One of them has been detained, whereas the opposite, who was absconding, surrendered earlier than police in the course of the day, the DGP mentioned. “We have been able to establish the chain of events leading to the leak of the question papers and circulation. We have enough physical evidence with us in the case,” Singh advised a press convention.
Singh mentioned the headteacher and centre in-charge of Luhit Khabalu High School of Majuli, Pranab Dutta, is likely one of the primary accused and was detained from the island district on Thursday. “He will be arrested today and produced before a local court, and brought to the CID headquarters here for further questioning,” the DGP mentioned. The different mastermind, Kumud Rajkhowa, a instructor of Daflakata High School in Lakhimpur, surrendered within the afternoon, police spokesperson Prasanta Kumar Bhuyan mentioned.
Singh additionally mentioned remnants of burnt query papers have been recovered from the home of Dutta, and people are being despatched for forensic examination.
Altogether, 27 arrests have been made up to now and one other 4 detained, together with Dutta, he mentioned. He added that the CID is gathering extra technical proof, like particulars of social media interactions and financial transactions by means of e-wallets.
Days after the final science query paper leak of the Class 10 state board examination, the Assamese paper additionally received leaked, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had mentioned on Thursday night. The basic science query paper was leaked on Sunday evening.
Meanwhile, Assam Education Minister Ranoj Pegu at the moment introduced that the board examination for Class 10 Modern Indian Language topics will now be carried out on April 1. Pegu made the announcement on his official Twitter deal with.
SEBA has rescheduled the examination of all MIL/English (IL) topics on 1st April, 2023. Earlier, it was scheduled to be held on 18 March, 2023.@himantabiswa @CMOfficeAssam pic.twitter.com/2jcQrfVJaC
— Ranoj Pegu (@ranojpeguassam) March 17, 2023
An official notification issued by the Assam authorities mentioned, “This is to notify all to all concerned that in view of the ongoing Police investigation regarding the leakage of the Question paper of the HSLC Examination 2023, and in order to avoid holding of examination of MIL subjects in a comprised situation, the Board of Secondary Education, Assam has decided to reschedule the Examination of MIL / English (IL) subjects earlier scheduled to be held on 18th March 2023.”
