Uttar Pradesh examination paper leak: Private college supervisor arrested

By PTI

LUCKNOW: Police on Saturday arrested the supervisor of a non-public school in reference to the Class 12 English examination query paper leak case, taking the overall variety of arrests to 35.

Deputy Superintendent of Police, Rasda, Shivnarayan Vaishya recognized the arrested man Bhanu Pratap Singh.

“He is accused of sharing the leaked question paper. His role in leaking the question paper is also being looked into,” the DSP stated.

Meanwhile, native mediapersons have been staging protests in opposition to the police and the district administration condemning the arrests of three journalists — Ajit Ojha, Digvijay Singh and Manoj Gupta — in reference to the case.

When requested, Superintendent of Police, Ballia, Raj Karan Nayyar instructed PTI, “The arrests of all the accused have been made based on the FIRs lodged in the case and by by following due legal process. Anyone who doesn’t agree with the action is free to take legal recourse.”

He, nonetheless, declined to disclose any data on the proof the police have gathered in opposition to the journalists.

Digvijay Singh, one of many arrested journalists, is seen in a viral video elevating slogans in opposition to the district officers, saying that he’s being “hounded” by the administration for reporting the paper leak.

“I reported the incident based on leaked question paper I got from my sources. The use of unfair means is rampant in the district. If I have reported that the question paper is leaked, the administration must find out from where it is leaked. Instead, the officials are asking me about it,” Singh is heard telling media individuals within the video.

In response to this video, police in Uttar Pradesh’s Ballia have issued a clarification on Twitter saying, “The said person has been arrested and sent to jail based on the evidence recovered during the investigation…”

District Magistrate of Ballia Indra Vikram Singh declined to touch upon their arrests.

The English examination was cancelled in 24 districts on Wednesday after the paper was leaked, prompting Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to order invoking the stringent National Security Act within the case.

The Special Task Force of the Uttar Pradesh Police is investigating the matter, whereas the state’s schooling division has enforced a strict regulatory regime for sturdy rooms stocking papers throughout the state, following the Wednesday incident.