At least six people, including a professor, have been arrested in connection with the entomology paper leak at the Indira Gandhi Agricultural University (IGKV). Two people have been absconding in the case. The arrest comes three days after the second-year BSC paper was cancelled two hours before the scheduled time. Images of the question paper were being circulated through WhatsApp before the examination.
All the arrested individuals are taken on a two-day remand. The prime accused have been identified as Prof. Yogesh Sonkesaria, who teaches at Bharti Agricultural College, Durg. He allegedly clicked the pictures of the question papers through an endoscopy camera, wrote them down and then distributed them to the students.
What Did The Investigation Reveal?
The leaked question papers were allegedly sold at Rs 11,000, police said. Investigators said that he took question papers for upcoming examinations from the agricultural college in Jora on August 17 and went home.
The professor made a hole in the envelope, inserted an endoscopic camera, and videotaped the question paper. Upon watching the video, he handwrote the question paper and distributed it to the students. One student, Ajay, distributed the contents of the question paper to several students.
The investigators added that Prof. Sonkesaria was involved in leaking another question as well. The agricultural university professor leaked the Pathology question paper scheduled for August 8th to his selected students. However, the question paper was not made public at the time.
How was the information revealed?
The AGCH-221 exam was scheduled for the morning of August 20th. About two hours before the exam began, Kawardha Agricultural College received a notification via email about the question paper leak. Following this, the relevant officials were then informed.
It was found that some of the question paper's questions were being circulated on WhatsApp. Following confirmation, a case was filed at the police station based on a complaint from Dr. NR Rangare, senior scientist and head of the undergraduate examination cell.