Warangal SSC question paper issue: Govt acts against officials

The Department of Education concluded that the Warangal incident was a case of malpractice and cases were booked against the offenders under relevant legal provisions for prevention of malpractices

Hyderabad: In a swift reaction to the alleged SSC examination paper leak in Warangal, the State government dismissed the invigilator Sabiya Madahath from service and suspended the Chief Superintendent M Shiva Prasad and Departmental Officer T Sridhar, besides initiating departmental action against them.

The student in question has been debarred from appearing for the SSC examinations for five years. Similarly, two teachers S Bandeppa and Sammappa, who were allegedly involved in malpractice in Vikarabad on Monday were also removed from service. These decisions come in the wake of an enquiry report on Tuesday.

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The Department of Education concluded that the Warangal incident was a case of malpractice and cases were booked against the offenders under relevant legal provisions for prevention of malpractices.

In the enquiry it was found that an outsider, a minor, jumped over the boundary wall and entered the premises of ZPHS Boys Kamalapur in Hanumakonda district around 9.45 a.m. He took the Hindi subject question paper from a minor student through the window and sent images of the same to the student’s brother on WhatsApp. This was posted in a student WhatsApp group around 9.59 a.m and then sent to a former journalist.