25 held in class 10 board exam paper leak case in Assam: Police

Twenty-five people, including 12 students, have been arrested so far in the case of alleged paper leak of class 10 state board exam, an Assam Police spokesperson said on Wednesday. The general science exam of the Board of Secondary Education, Assam SEBA, for class 10 was cancelled late on Sunday night following reports of leakage of the question paper.

Twenty-five people, including 12 students, have been arrested so far in the case of alleged paper leak of class 10 state board exam, an Assam Police spokesperson said on Wednesday. While three arrests were made on Tuesday, the rest were apprehended on Wednesday, he said. Spokesperson Prasanta Bhuyan said, ''The total number of arrests is at 25 now. This include 12 children in conflict with law.'' ''Among the other 13, four are service holders. The arrests were made from Tinsukia, Dhemaji, Sadiya, Dibrugarh, Lakhimpur and Guwahati,'' the Inspector General of Assam Police (Law and Order) added. Bhuyan said those apprehended were produced before a local court here, which forwarded the adults to three days police custody and the juveniles to state home. Earlier on Wednesday, a CID officer had said that the persons detained at different parts of the state in the case were being brought to Guwahati for questioning at its headquarters here. Director General of Police (DGP) GP Singh on Wednesday morning reached Dibrugarh, from where about six students have been arrested so far. He held discussions with different officials during the day, though details of the meetings are not known. Education Minister Ranoj Pegu, talking to reporters outside the Assembly here, said the CID is carrying on investigation to get to the root of the leak. ''Some students and others have been arrested or detained so far. But we have to be patient and wait for the CID probe to be over to know from where the leak happened,'' Pegu added. The Opposition Congress held a brief demonstration at the Assembly gate before the start of day's proceedings, demanding clarity on whether the question paper was leaked or not. ''The government told us in the House that the exam was cancelled as some material was circulating on WhatsApp. They must clarify what had actually happened,'' Leader of Opposition Debabrata Saikia said. The general science exam of the Board of Secondary Education, Assam (SEBA), for class 10 was cancelled late on Sunday night following reports of leakage of the question paper. According to a SEBA notification, the cancelled examination of General Science will now be held on March 30, 2023. The Assam Police had registered a criminal case and the CID was handed over the investigation on Monday.

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