Three arrested in Salem for leaking answers during Plus Two public examination
Three individuals were arrested in Salem for their involvement in leaking answers during the Plus Two public examinations. The arrests included a private school principal and a mathematics teacher, who allegedly facilitated the cheating by pasting answers in a toilet. An investigation was initiated after exam officials discovered the answers during a routine inspection.
- ▪Three people were arrested for leaking answers during the Plus Two public examinations.
- ▪The individuals included a private school principal and a mathematics teacher.
- ▪Answers were found pasted on the wall of a toilet at the examination center.
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The district police on Sunday arrested three persons, including a private school principal and a mathematics teacher, in connection with the leak of answers to students in the Plus-Two public examinations.It was found that during the Class XII mathematics examination held at a private school at Muthampatti near Vazhapadi on March 17 this year, the students repeatedly used the toilet. When the examination centre supervisor inspected the toilet, he found the answers pasted on the wall. It is alleged that the school teachers had pasted the answers on the wall of the toilet for students to copy. The exam centre officials informed the Chief Educational Officer’s office immediately.
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