History question paper of the ongoing board exams of class XII was released on social media at least an hour before the exam. Following a tip off, Kalyan school checked the phones of the students and found that 12 students were in possession of the images of the paper. The images were shared on the WhatsApp.
“We received a tip off around 9.30 am about some coaching centres promising students question papers between 9.30 am and 10 am. So, we checked students' bags and mobile phones and found one student who had received the question paper on his phone at 9.50 am,” said Albin Anthony, administrator of the school.
On checking further, 11 more students were found in the possession of the images of the question papaers.
“We informed the Mumbai division of the state board. The divisional office instructed us to carry on with the exam and lodge a police complaint,” added Anthony.
An FIR has been registered and list with the names of all the 12 students has also been shared with the police.
Subhash Borse, secretary in charge of the Mumbai division of the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education said, “We received a call around 10 am from the school. The students seem to have received the copies via WhatsApp from their coaching centres. We have initiated criminal proceedings and waiting for the police investigation.”
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