Alleged Mastermind Behind HSLC Paper Leak Apprehended

GUWAHATI: In an important development, the Assam Police have detained one Pranab Dutta, the alleged mastermind of the HSLC paper leak scheme, from Lakhimpur in Assam.

Kumud Rajkhowa, another instructor, was also detained in connection with the incident. Two other Gogamukh residents have also been taken into custody by the police for questioning. Both teachers' employment has reportedly been terminated, according to reports.

The arrests were made in relation to the High School Leaving Certificate (HSLC) exam's General Science (C3) topic. 25 people, including students, have been detained by the police thus far in connection with the case.

While the other 13 are being questioned in accordance with the Youth Justice Act's provisions, 12 of them are being brought into jail for three days by the police. Due to the fact that the question papers were obtained through WhatsApp messaging, the CID is looking into every aspect of the case.

To find the original source, law enforcement officials also got in touch with WhatsApp. Moreover, technical verification with several telecom service providers has been done.

According to police investigations, the majority of transactions, ranging in value from Rs 100 to Rs 3,000, were made using four wallet services, including GPay and Paytm. The Mumbai offices of these organizations have been contacted by the police for transaction details.

On March 14, Assam's Director General of Police (DGP), GP Singh, tweeted that, 22 people had been detained in connection with the leak of General Science test papers across the state.

DGP Singh stated, "We remain determined to identify the network of individuals responsible for the question paper leak and the conspirators. Although many suspects are still at large, the authorities are optimistic that they will soon catch up with them.”

A recent development in the HSLC paper leak case involves the assignment of a few teachers from different parts of the state to carry out tasks at their local police stations while receiving packets of question papers from the center in charge of the exam.

The teachers are responsible for making sure that the quantity of question paper packets issued from the SEBA Office matches the number of packets accessible at the police stations; the specifics are with the Center-in-Charge itself.

The teachers and the center-in-charge must both make sure that each packet of Question Papers' seal is unbroken.

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