Two days after the suspension of former director of secondary education, Vinay Pandey, the Ballia police on Thursday invoked the National Security Act against three persons for their alleged involvement in the leak of the Uttar Pradesh Board's Class 12 English question paper.
The three accused were identified as Ravindra Nath Singh, Rajiv Pratap alias Raju and Nirbhay Narayan Singh. They were arrested by the police on April 3.
“It may be mentioned here that the intermediate English paper examination of UP Board of Secondary Education, Prayagraj, held on March 30 had to be cancelled in 24 districts after its question paper was leaked on social media platforms.
Following the question paper leak, the government cancelled the exam in 24 districts, including the Ballia district. However, the examination was conducted in the other 51 districts on the same day while re-examination was held in 24 districts on April 13.
A case was registered in this regard at Bhimpura police station in Nagra after which the NSA provisions have been slapped against the accused," the police said in an official statement.