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Professor used endoscopic camera to leak exam paper in Chhattisgarh
A professor at a private college in Chhattisgarh allegedly used an endoscopic camera to copy questions from a sealed examination paper of Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya (IGKV), leading to the cancellation of…
A professor at a private college in Chhattisgarh allegedly used an endoscopic camera to copy questions from a sealed examination paper of Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya (IGKV), leading to the cancellation of the B.Sc Agriculture second-year Entomology exam. Police identified the professor as Yogesh Sonkesariya of Bharti Agriculture College in Durg and arrested him along with five students within 36 hours of the complaint.
Keralakaumudi.com reports that Sonkesariya collected the sealed paper on August 17, made a small hole in the envelope with a needle, inserted an endoscopic camera purchased for Rs 2,500, and captured images. He then reconstructed the questions and sold the leaked paper for Rs 11,000 to a student and two others, after which it was circulated on social media. Police are investigating whether an earlier Plant Pathology exam was also compromised.
ThePrint, citing officials, adds that the university has now cancelled the B.Sc Agriculture first-year Plant Pathology examination held on August 7 after the police investigation confirmed that paper was also leaked. The re-tests for both subjects are scheduled for the first week of September. The university has issued show-cause notices, increased CCTV surveillance, and shifted to password-protected email distribution for question papers.
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Keralakaumudi's account focuses on the method of the leak, detailing the endoscopic camera and the alleged Rs 11,000 sale, which frames the story as a singular act of cunning. ThePrint, relying on a PTI wire, broadens the scope to the systemic failure: the university's cancellation of a second exam and its administrative crackdown, including show-cause notices and new security protocols. The coverage is not adversarial to the government but reports official actions neutrally. The measured takeaway is that the leak appears limited to two exams at one private college, and the university's swift move to digital distribution of papers and increased CCTV suggests a practical, if reactive, fix. Watch for the re-conduct of exams in September and whether any further arrests follow.
Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
Sources (2): keralakaumudi.com (neutral report), theprint.in (neutral report)
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
