Assam SEBA HSLC Class 10 Paper Leak: Two Lecturers Recognized As Masterminds, Says DGP | Information

Guwahati: Assam Director Basic 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 in all them has been detained, whereas the opposite, who was absconding, surrendered earlier than police in the course of the day, the DGP mentioned. “We’ve been in a position to set up the chain of occasions resulting in the leak of the query papers and circulation. We’ve sufficient bodily proof with us within the case,” Singh informed a press convention.

Singh mentioned the headteacher and centre in-charge of Luhit Khabalu Excessive Faculty of Majuli, Pranab Dutta, is without doubt one of the major accused and was detained from the island district on Thursday. “He shall be arrested in the present day and produced earlier than a neighborhood courtroom, and delivered to the CID headquarters right here for additional questioning,” the DGP mentioned. The opposite mastermind, Kumud Rajkhowa, a instructor of Daflakata Excessive Faculty 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 way 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 final science query paper was leaked on Sunday evening.

In the meantime, Assam Schooling Minister Ranoj Pegu in the present day introduced that the board examination for Class 10 Fashionable Indian Language topics will now be performed 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, “That is to inform all to all involved that in view of the continued Police investigation concerning the leakage of the Query paper of the HSLC Examination 2023, and as a way to keep away from holding of examination of MIL topics in a comprised state of affairs, the Board of Secondary Schooling, Assam has determined to reschedule the Examination of MIL / English (IL) topics earlier scheduled to be held on 18th March 2023.”