Last Update: April 04, 2023, 12:54 pm IST
Police registered a case in connection with the alleged incident (Representational Image)
The officials claimed that the exam was conducted peacefully and the integrity of the exam was not compromised in any way.
Four government employees have been suspended after a standby invigilator at a school in Telangana’s Vikarabad district allegedly clicked a picture of a question paper for Class 10 board exams and shared it with a teacher on an instant messaging app. .
The 10th (SSC) examination started across the state from Monday.
Police have registered a case in connection with the alleged incident.
The reliever (standby invigilator) at the government school allegedly took screenshots of the first language (Telugu) question paper on his mobile phone soon after the exam began and uploaded it on the app to another government school teacher in the district for preparation sent. Answer for misconduct, officials said.
He said that as soon as this news spread in the electronic media, the two panicked and deleted it.
However, the examination was conducted peacefully and the integrity of the examination was not compromised in any way, the officials claimed.
He said this was an individual instance of misconduct by the inspector.
The Vikarabad District Collector has suspended four employees, including the men directly involved in the case.
Senior officials of the Education Department have instructed the District Collector to take action under the relevant rules.
Officials said that the examination to be held on Tuesday will be conducted as per the schedule. He said that parents and students are assured that there is no reason for apprehension in the matter.
Meanwhile, Telangana BJP president Bandi Sanjay Kumar hit out at the alleged leak of Class 10 Telugu paper and demanded his resignation. Education Minister P Sabita Indra Reddy
In a statement, Kumar demanded that the remaining examinations be conducted in a peaceful manner.
A Congress release said NSUI workers staged a protest outside the SSC Board here, demanding removal of the Education Minister from his post.
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Telangana Police is currently probing the alleged leak of some question papers of recruitment examinations conducted by the State Public Service Commission.
Police have arrested 15 people in connection with the paper leak case, which had led to a scathing attack by the opposition against the BRS government.
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