Plus 3 question paper leak in Odisha: 10 college students among 12 held

At least 12 persons, including 10 college students, were arrested on charges of leaking questions paper of Plus 3 in Barpali College, Bargarh. Two others– a computer shop owner and a grocery shop owner– have been arrested along with the students.

The question paper was allegedly photocopied at a Xerox shop before being circulated.

According to sources, the third semester question paper of Political Science was leaked in the college. The squad team on duty caught the leaked papers following which a police complaint was lodged.

Based on the complaint lodged by the principal of the college, the Barpali police registered a case and made the arrest. Police probe revealed that the question paper was sourced from Naktideula in Sambalpur district.

Further probe into the incident is underway, police said.

Meanwhile, Odisha has decided to introduce a digital lock system to prevent paper leak and to ensure safety of question papers. Moreover to curb malpractice, Odisha will also constitute district-level squads to provide four-tier security in the upcoming Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE).

Zonal level squads, observers and internal squads at college level will also make random and surprise visits to schools/examination centres to ensure there is no irregularity or malpractice. 

Moreover, heightened security measures have been put in place to ensure smooth conduct of the examinations.