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Nine arrested in HTET question paper leak

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Press Trust of India Jind
Two more persons have been arrested in connection with the leak of question paper of Haryana Teachers Eligibility Test (HTET) Level 3 (PGT) examination here.

Rajesh and Sanjit, residents of Bedipur and Pindara villages here respectively, have been arrested in the connection, police said today.

A total of nine persons have been taken into custody from the city in connection with the case, they said.

The police also noted that fake IDs were used in committing the crime.

Rajesh runs a coaching centre in Sonipat and other accused have also been linked to this centre, they said.

A Special Investigation Team is probing the matter.
 

Secretary, Haryana School Education Board, Bhiwani, Pankaj Kumar had said that information was received through the Jind district administration that documents related to the question paper were recovered from an "external person while the examination was going on".

A total 4.61 lakh students in the state were to appear in the HTET examination including 1.44 lakh for JBT, 1.81 lakh for TGT and 1.37 lakh for PGT.

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First Published: Nov 17 2015 | 10:07 PM IST

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