The class 12 Mathematics paper was held on March 3 (representative image)
Teacher who went to pick up paper in the center sent pictures before the exam started
Mumbai police have arrested five people in connection with leaking maths paper from Maharashtra board class 12 exams. Among the arrested suspects are a school principal and two teachers, according to The Indian Express. The math papers for the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) exams were leaked last week. The paper was shared on social media half an hour before the exam started.
The class 12 Mathematics paper was held on March 3. The Crime Division of the Mumbai Police began investigating the case after a local student received the pre-exam maths questionnaire, following which a case was registered in Dadar, Mumbai, the report said.
According to the police, a female teacher at a school in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, was behind the paper leak. She was one of those responsible for collecting the questionnaires from the exam center and bringing them to the school.
Before reaching the school with the questionnaires, the teacher and a driver opened the package and clicked on the pictures of the questions. The woman then sent the photos to some school officials and also to her younger sister, who sold the leaked paper to others for Rs 10,000 each, police added.
After the leak came to light, the police launched an investigation and have now arrested five people from Matoshri Bhagubai Bambare College in Ahmednagar. The suspects have been identified as teachers Sachin Mahunur, Kiran Dighe and Archana Bambare, and principal Bhausaheb Amrute. The driver named Vaibhav Taste has also been apprehended. Police are currently scanning the WhatsApp chats and Call Detail Record (CDR) of the five suspects, The Times of India reported.
The arrests came after police questioned two students. One of the students was caught with a mobile phone containing the leaked math questionnaire. The student told the police that he got the newspaper from his cousin in Ahmednagar. Police Inspector Shyam Nair said the police then followed the college from which the questionnaire was leaked and arrested those involved in the malpractice. The suspects will be taken to Mumbai and will appear in court today, March 9.
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