Three teachers, including a Headmaster, were arrested on Tuesday in connection with the missing of Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) answer sheets of HSC examinations in the SSD High School in the district. Sources said the Padia police arrested Assistant Superintendent Shatrughan Swain, Gathanpali School Headmaster Jalandhar Behera and a teacher Sandeep Sahu of SSD High School examination centre.
Behera had entered the examination centre without taking prior permission, for which the police took action against him, sources said. Besides, the cops have detained two other teachers for interrogation in the connection.
In another related development, SSD High School Peon Suprit Sethi was suspended by the district Collector on the day.
On Monday, the Collector had suspended the four teachers for their alleged involvement in the case.
Acting on the directions of the Board of Secondary Education (BSE), the concerned BEO had on Monday lodged complaint with the Padia police against the Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent, Observer and a Peon of the examination centre.
OMR answer sheets of as many as 108 students, who had appeared for the annual HSC examinations, have gone missing from the examination centre. The missing sheets are of Mathematics, examination of which was held on March 2.