Bargarh: Police have arrested 12 persons, including 10 students and a clerk, for the alleged leak of question paper at Barpali College in Odisha’s Bargarh district.
According to sources, the Political Science question paper of the third-semester examination was allegedly photocopied at a Xerox shop and circulated. The matter came to the fore during an inspection by a special squad during the examination, following which the principal of the college registered a police complaint.
The investigation revealed that the question paper was sourced from Nakatideul in Sambalpur district. Police then rounded up the students, a computer shop owner and a grocery shop owner, who sold it.
Further probe is underway, the sources added.
