Question papers for multiple subjects of Madhyamik, the Class 10 examination conducted by the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE), have been reportedly leaked.
Images of the physical science question paper have been circulating on WhatsApp. Other than that, question papers of Bengali, English, History, Geography and Mathematics were leaked over social media in the past five days, according to PTI.
The Central Investigation Department has taken over investigation and five suspects have been arrested, including 3 Madhyamik examinees, the agency said in a tweet.
West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee had on Monday, 18 February, sought a report on the ongoing investigation by the WBBSE over the allegations of question paper leak.
Chatterjee had earlier said a question paper is only considered to have leaked when it is circulated before the commencement of the examination, not after.
WBBSE President Kalyanmoy Ganguly, however, said that they had received a part of the question paper at 1.43 pm, following which the board filed a complaint with the cyber cell of Bidhannagar police station. CID has since taken over the case.
The CPI(M) student wing – SFI and youth wing DYFI – has criticised WBBSE for the reported leak, while the Chhatra Parishad, the student wing state Congress, protested before the board's office on Monday and handed over a memorandum to Ganguly, PTI reported.
(With inputs from PTI and The Times of India)
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