16-year-old Delhi boy informed CBSE of Class-10 Maths paper leak
A 16-year-old Class 10 student living in West Delhi informed the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) of the Maths paper leak hours before the scheduled exam on March 28. He emailed CBSE chairperson Anita Karwal on her official address at 1:39am on March 28, informing her about the question paper getting 'leaked over WhatsApp' and requested her to cancel the exam. Here's more.
Whistle-blower used his father's gmail id to inform CBSE chairperson
According to Hindustan Times, the whistle-blower used the gmail account of his father, who works at an upscale Delhi club, to email Karwal. "My son got the mathematics question paper on WhatsApp from a friend. He seemed worried and told me that he would inform CBSE and get the exam cancelled," the father told HT, requesting that he and his son not be named.
Despite information, CBSE couldn't stop exam in time
The teen student also sent an attached copy of the leaked paper, which turned out to be the same as the question paper. By the time the CBSE verified the authenticity of his complaint, it was too late to stop the exam. However, it approached the police the same day and got an FIR registered with the email as proof.
34 people questioned, no breakthrough yet
A special investigative team is handling the case now. It has so far interrogated 34 people involved, several of them students and teachers who also got the question paper over WhatsApp before the exam. Police are mining all relevant details from CBSE's controller of examination. Meanwhile, the whistle-blower's father says he is ready to cooperate with the police but hasn't been approached so far.
What is the status now?
After cancelling the Class-10 Math and Class-12 Economics exams earlier this week, the CBSE has announced that the retest for the latter will be held on April 25. The Class 10 re-exam will be held only for Delhi and Haryana.
