New Delhi, Apr 11: The CBSE All India Pre-Medical examination scheduled for today was cancelled following leakage of the question papers. Two students have been arrested while 13 are being interrogated. The paper leak has created a lot of resentment among students as well as their parents. Irked over the incident, they blamed the CBSE for its failure to maintain secrecy required for the examination, besides blaming the administration. CBSE chairman Ashok Ganguly said the examination has been cancelled after the leak was reported and new dates will be announced tomorrow. Delhi Police Crime Branch unearthed the leak late yesterday night when it raided a premises in Ashok Nagar area of East Delhi after a tip off. Rakesh Verma and Vikas Verma, MBBS students of Nagpur, were nabbed while they were allegedly selling the question papers, Deputy Commissioner of Police Dependra Pathak told mediapersons. Atleast 13 students appearing for the test, who were present on the spot to buy the question papers, were also detained by the police. The accused persons were caught selling the question papers for between Rs 2 and 5 lakhs, Pathak said. The arrested duo is being interrogated about their associates, if any, and the police are trying to ascertain from where they obtained the papers, the police official added. Several teams have been fanned out to various places in Delhi to conduct raids in connection with the leak and more arrests are likely.
In the last six months, around eight examination papers, including CAT exams on November 2003 from Mumbai and Delhi, have leaked across the country.
On December 13, 2003 MD and MS entrance examination was cancelled following the leakage reports. Similarly on January 4, 2004 CRPF recruitment papers was leaked. Besides, on March 12, 2004 Sanskrit and Hindi papers of class IX of Delhi Board were leaked and on March 17, 2004 B.Com papers of Mumbai University and the next day X and XII papers of Punjab Board were leaked. Surprisingly, on March 31, 2004 B.Com papers of Mumbai University were leaked second time. Bureau Report