Guwahati: As many as seven students of a private school have been arrested in connection with the paper leak incident for the General Science subject of the High School Leaving Certificate (HSLC) exam by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Assam which launched its probe into the incident on March 13.
In response to information, the CID apprehended the Dibrugarh-based private school students. The CID team is presently interogating the students.
Meanwhile, a CID team reportedly detained three people for questioning on March 13. They’re being questioned right now.
The arrested persons have been identified as Jyotirekha Borgohain, Herambo Kumar Das and Bindeshwar Tumung. Two of the accused are teachers and one person is a driver.
All three are employees of the Bhauri Devi Sarawgi Government High School.
The Board of Secondary Education, Assam (SEBA) on March 12, reportedly decided to cancel the General Science exam at the last moment after the question paper allegedly got leaked on social media.
Earlier, HSLC Exam was cancelled for English subject. As per the notice issued by SEBA, the English exam has been cancelled in one of the centres in Cachar district.