held in paper leak case in Assam: Police

GUWAHATI, MAR 15

(PTI): 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.

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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,

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SHILLONG, MAR 15: gress 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.

Kolkata-based Border Security Force (BSF) Additional Director General (Eastern Command), Sonali Mishra visited BSF Frontier Meghalaya for reviewing the current security scenario and operational preparedness on India-Bangladesh International border, a BSF official said in Wednesday.

“The ADG also interacted with Brigadier General Mohammad Sahidul Islam, Regional Commander Sarail, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and other BGB Officials at border to discuss various operational aspects and challenges on Meghalaya-Bangladesh Border,” the BSF statement said.

Mishra also took stock of the security scenario, reviewed the border domination and operational preparedness in order to make the India-Bangladesh international border peaceful and crime free. She also applauded the efforts and dedication of BSF personnel in safeguarding the borders and efforts being made to control border crimes. The ADG also visited War Memorial Killapara situated in West Garo Hills and paid homage to BSF martyrs.

“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.