Thursday 12 April 2018

CBSE leak: 2 bankers nabbed; JEE Mains 2018 paper leak news fake; updates

The Una-based teacher who helped leak Class 12 economics and Class 10 mathematics papers, harboured the ambition of becoming the principal of the school


CBSE exam leak

CBSE : The Una-based teacher, allegedly involved in leaking Class 12 economics and Class 10 mathematics papers, harboured the ambition of becoming the principal of the school where he taught, and a relative had assured him she would get it done if he helped her get the papers, an official privy to the probe said.

The CBSE Class 10 mathematics question paper was leaked by Rakesh Kumar, an economics teacher at DAV Centenary School in Una in Himachal Pradesh, who was arrested last week along with two other employees of the school - Amit Sharma and Ashok Kumar - in connection with the economics paper leak. The police said today Rakesh Kumar was found to be also involved with the mathematics paper leak before the March 28 examination. Police, however, said there was no monetary transaction involved and Rakesh Kumar did it only to realise his dream.

On Thursday, the police said two men and a woman have been arrested in connection with the leak of the mathematics paper. The three accused were identified as Sheru Ram (35), branch manager of Union Bank Of India, Om Prakash (58), head cashier of the same bank and the 40-year-old woman who had forwarded the handwritten question papers of Class 12 economics and Class 10 mathematics to others via WhatsApp from her cell-phone which later went viral on social media.

Till now more than 60 people have been questioned in the case, out of which 10 are tutors of coaching centres.

Top 10 developments on CBSE Class 10 Maths, CBSE Class 12 Eco paper leak, rumours around JEE Mains 2018

1. Bank officials arrested over CBSE paper leak: The two bank officials, arrested along with a woman in connection with the Class 10 Mathematics paper leak, were nabbed on charges of criminal negligence, the police said today. The accused have been identified as Sheru Ram (35), a branch manager of Union Bank of India, Om Prakash (58), head cashier of the bank and the 40-year-old woman, who had circulated hand-written question papers of Class 12 economics and Class 10 mathematics via WhatsApp.

2. CBSE submits status report in Delhi HC over paper leak: CBSE submitted status report in Delhi High Court over Class 10 and 12 exam paper leak and various decisions taken by the Board after the incident. The question papers of class XII Economics and class X Mathematics exams held on March 26 and March 28 respectively, were leaked on Whatsapp. The re-examination of the Class XII Economics paper will be conducted on April 25. However, there will no re-test for Class 10 Maths paper.

3. JEE Mains 2018: CBSE files complaint against website for circulating fake news: The CBSE has filed a complaint against the owner of a website cisthetaglobal.com for publishing false news that some questions in the JEE (Main) 2018 exam were picked from a 2016 mock test of a coaching institute, the Board said. It said the news about the questions being "identical" to those in the mock test of the Narayana Coaching Academy was "completely baseless and circulated to damage the image of the board. In a statement, the CBSE said they have filed a complaint and demanded that an FIR be registered against the owner of a website that circulated the news.

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