The Delhi Police on Saturday arrested three people from a school in Himachal Pradesh for their alleged role in the CBSE Class 12 economics exam paper leak, officials said.
According to reports, those arrested include a teacher, clerk and a support staff who were involved in the leak of the question paper in handwritten form.
On April 1, two teachers of a private Delhi school and a tutor at a private institute were arrested over the paper leak even as one CBSE official found “lax” in the performance of duty was suspended from service.
Two accused Rishabh, 29, and Rohit, 26, taught mathematics and physics respectively at Mother Khazani Convent School at Bawana. The third accused is Tauqeer.
Human Resource Development Ministry Secretary Anil Swarup announced the suspension of Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) official K.S. Rana and the institution of a formal inquiry against him.
The Delhi Police has back then said that the case pertaining to the leak of a handwritten paper, one day before the examination was a “different case”.
The CBSE has said that the Class 12 economics paper exam would now be held again on April 25.