Vijayawada: Guntur district police arrested 10 individuals, including a college principal, in connection with the B.Ed question paper leak case. The arrests were made within two days after a case was registered with Peddakakani police.
According to Guntur SP Satish Kumar, at around 1:20 pm on Friday, the Perspective in Child Development question paper, which was scheduled for an afternoon examination, was found circulating on social media. Upon receiving a complaint from Mannava Subba Rao,examination coordinator for PG and Professional Courses at Acharya Nagarjuna University, Pedakakani CI T P Narayana Swamy initiated an investigation.
The inquiry revealed that four individuals from Odisha were operating B.Ed coaching centres, helping students secure higher marks by leaking exam papers. These individuals collaborated with Syed Rafeeq Ahmed, the correspondent and director of Sri Vivekananda College of Education in Vinukonda. Their arrangement involved attracting more students to their coaching centres by ensuring high pass percentages. As part of this scheme, they accessed and leaked the question paper before the exam and shared it via social media with contacts in Odisha.
Following a swift investigation, police arrested all ten accused, including individuals from Vinukonda and Odisha. The accused were identified as Syed Rafeeq Ahmed (62) and Dhara Swarna Raj (27), Vinukonda in Palnadu district, and Dupati Suresh Kumar (40) from Nuzendla. On the other hand, Santosh Kumar Sahu (46), Bishnu Prasad Patro (47), Sukanta Behera (45), Purushottam Pradhan (27), Dhiren Kumar Sahu (30), Priyabattra Godai (23), and Milan Trushti (22) belonged to Odisha state.
SP Satish Kumar commended North DSP Murali Krishna, CI Narayana Swamy, and team for solving the case efficiently and apprehending the culprits within 48 hours. He reiterated that strict action would be taken against those resorting to malpractices to uphold the integrity of the education system.
