In connection with the Plus 2 Chemistry question paper leak incident, the Kalahandi police arrested Bijay Kumar Jena, Centre Superintendent of Anchalik Mahavidyalaya, Mahaling late on Friday night.
During a raid at the college, the police had found tempering of a bundle of 20 question papers and then detained Jena for investigation.
Jena is the History lecturer of the Kesinga College who had been sent as Centre Superintendent to the Mahaling college by the Controller of Examinations of the Council of Higher Education on February 28.
Further investigation in the question leak case was on, said Kalahandi SP Sefeen Ahmed Khan. Meanwhile, a minor scuffle between the police and members of the All India Democratic Students' Organisation (AIDSO) left five, including girl students, injured while the latter were demonstrating in front of the Higher Education Minister Badri Narayan Patra's residence here on Saturday demanding stringent punishment against the culprits and authorities responsible for the Plus II question paper leak.
More than 50 agitating students were arrested and later released on PR bond. "We will strongly protest the police brutality," said DSO State secretary Shibasis Praharaj.
The DSO also demanded adequate compensation to the examinees suffered due to the question paper leak. DSO State president Akshay Das, vice-presidents Subash Nayak and Ganesh Tripathy said the Government's order for a Crime Branch inquiry into the question paper leak is just eyewash as it happened in the case of Matric examination question paper leak case earlier.
Similarly, the State Congress demanded resignation of the Higher Education Minister for mismanagement in the handling of the Plus II examinations.
Odisha Pradesh Shikshak Congress president Kailas Acharya said the State Government has failed to check the serial leak of question papers.