Udupi: Another SSLC student tests positive for COVID-19; second in District
Udupi: Another student writing SSLC examination has tested positive for the novel Coronavirus in the District on Tuesday. This is the second such case where an SSLC student in the district has tested positive.
The patient is reportedly a student of Kundapur Government Board School. The student has appeared for three examinations of second language, Mathematics and Science and was supposed to appear for Wednesday’s Social Science exam.
The health officials added that the source through which the student transmitted the virus has not been confirmed yet.
According to the reports, two people who had arrived from Mumbai two months back and had tested positive for the virus had visited the house of the student after recovering and being discharged from the hospital. It is not confirmed if the student was infected by them.
The Education Department said the student will now write the remaining examination in August during supplementary examination.
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Class 12 exam paper 'leak' case: Private tutor among two held, four so far
Nagpur (PTI): A private tuition owner and his aide were arrested in connection with the suspected leak of Physics and Chemistry question papers of class 12 exams being conducted by the Maharashtra board in Nagpur, police said on Monday.
With the arrest of Mustafa Khan Munir Khan (42), who runs a teaching academy in the Mominpura area, and his aide Junaid Mohammad Abdul Javed, the number of people held so far has reached four.
Khan and Javed were remanded to police custody till February 26.
According to police, Khan allegedly shared the Chemistry paper on a WhatsApp group named "Tech 1", and Javed posted the answers. One Nishikant Mool had circulated the leaked content among students of his tuition classes.
The incident came to light on February 18 when a supervisor at St. Ursula High School examination centre spotted the paper on a student's phone.
Police said technical surveillance helped trace the accused. However, the original source of the leak remains unknown and further investigation is underway.
