5 write UP board exam in place of registered students, caught during maths paper
India Today
A major crackdown in Uttar Pradesh has exposed impersonation during board exams, leading to the arrest of five candidates caught cheating in the mathematics paper.
A crackdown on exam fraud during the ongoing board examinations in Uttar Pradesh led to the arrest of five impersonators in Fatehpur, after a flying squad caught them appearing for the mathematics paper on behalf of other candidates during the first shift, triggering swift police action and plans for punitive measures against the schools involved.
The incident took place at Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Government Model Inter College, where officials found five candidates writing the exam in place of registered students. All five were handed over to the police, and cases have been registered against them.
District Inspector of Schools Rakesh Singh said the action followed specific inputs received ahead of the examination. “During the first shift of the high school and intermediate examinations, we received information that some candidates might be appearing in place of others. Special instructions were issued, after which the internal flying squad, static magistrates and the centre superintendent conducted a thorough search,” Singh said.
“It was during this checking that five candidates were caught red-handed while appearing in place of registered students. They accepted that they were impersonating others,” he added.
According to officials, the impersonators were linked to students enrolled in OP Yadav Inter College, Mewar Ram Vidya Gyan Inter College and Adarsh Uchchatar Madhyamik Vidyalaya.
One candidate was caught writing the paper in place of a student from OP Yadav Inter College, two were impersonating students from Mewar Ram Vidya Gyan Inter College, and two others were appearing on behalf of students from Adarsh Uchchatar Madhyamik Vidyalaya. Officials said the admit cards carried photographs of the impersonators, pointing to deliberate manipulation.
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