In Durg, Chhattisgarh, a professor and five students have been arrested for allegedly leaking a question paper for the BSc. entomology course at Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya (IGKV). Police reports indicate that the professor used an endoscopic camera to take photographs of the exam paper after secretly unsealing its envelope. The investigation into this incident is ongoing.
Investigators subsequently arrested Yogesh Sonkesariya, a professor at Bharti Agriculture College in Durg, along with five students. Deputy commissioner of police (crime and cyber) Smruthik Rajanala said the accused were arrested within 36 hours of the complaint being received. The students were identified as Ajay Nayak, 20, Tridev Patel, 22, Nitin Pandey, 22, Anuj Minj, 22, and Aditya Sahu, 20. Police registered a case against unidentified persons under the Chhattisgarh Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2008, and Section 316 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita relating to criminal breach of trust. The professor allegedly sold the captured paper for ₹ 11,000 to Ajay Nayak and two other students, following which the questions were shared with other students, police said.
The cyber team examined the leaked paper, screenshots, photographs, messages and social media posts and traced its circulation to Anuj Minj, a student from Durg, police said.
