The HRD ministry suspended one board official over the CBSE paper leaks and initiated a probe even as the Delhi Police's Crime Branch arrested three persons, including two teachers of a private school, for their alleged involvement in the leak of the Class 12 economics paper.
Rishabh (29) and Rohit (26), teachers at Mother Khajani Convent School, a private school in Bawana, and Tauqeer, 26, a tutor at a private coaching centre there were arrested.
Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Alok Kumar said that the school is under the scanner as well for allegedly providing the question paper to the teachers around 9.10 am, 35 minutes before the stipulated time, during which the two accused Rohit and Rishabh, allegedly clicked the pictures of the paper and sent them to Tauqeer, who circulated them to a student.
The police traced Tauqeer through 10 WhatsApp numbers used for circulating the leaked paper. The papers circulated through WhatsApp had a location code that matched with that of the code assigned to the private school from where the paper was leaked. A student, who had got the paper, was found and he led the police to Tauqeer who then shared details of his accomplices with the police after which the trio were arrested.
The police have questioned the principal and five teachers of the school in connection with the case as well.
Further, School Education Secretary Anil Swarup stated that K S Rana, a CBSE official, has been suspended over laxity in supervising an examination centre in connection with the paper leaks.
