CBSE Class 12th Economics Paper Leak: Delhi Police arrests three accused from Himachal Pradesh
The Central Board of Secondary Education has been criticised these days for the paper leak of Class 10th and 12th. Several students registered the complaints regarding the CBSE paper leak. However, Delhi Police continuously doing the investigation since the case comes to light.
In a major development in the case that Delhi Police Crime Branch today arrested the three people from Himachal Pradesh. The accused are related to the CBSE Class 12 Economics paper.
#CBSEPaperLeak: Three, including a teacher, clerk & support staff, arrested from Himachal Pradesh over the leak of XII class Economics paper which was leaked in handwritten form. pic.twitter.com/7D2AYdfOEC
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Centre superintendent Rakesh, clerk Amit and peon Ashok of DAV School in Himachal Pradesh's Una district were arrested by the Crime Branch, a senior Delhi Police officer said.
As per the Police officer, all the three accused were brought to Delhi from Una after being questioned.
During the investigation, it was found that the paper was leaked in handwritten form.
However, CBSE has announced to conduct the re-examination for Class 12th Economics paper on 25 April. However, many students have shown their protest for conducting the re-test.
Recently, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor also urged to HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar to not conduct the re-examination for CBSE Class 12th Economics paper.
Also read: CBSE Paper leak: Here’s why Shashi Tharoor doesn’t want Class 12th Economics exam to happen again
First published: 7 April 2018, 16:13 IST