Maharashtra Nursing Exam Paper Leak: Supervisor Allegedly Sends Question Paper on WhatsApp, 5 Arrested

 

Five people were arrested in Parbhani, Maharashtra, after an examination supervisor allegedly photographed a question paper during a nursing examination and sent it to her sister through WhatsApp, police said.

The alleged malpractice took place on Friday during the first-year General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM) examination at the Indira Gandhi A.N.M. Nursing School.

The arrested accused have been identified as examination supervisor Rakhi Chavan, her sister Rani Chavan, Pratiksha Kiran Khillare, Ishwar Baraboina and Dilip Borkar.

According to police, Rakhi Chavan was deployed as a supervisor at the examination centre. The examination began at around 10.30 am and, shortly afterwards, she allegedly used her mobile phone to photograph the question paper.

She allegedly sent the photograph to her sister through WhatsApp, police said.

Central Inspection Detects Paper Leak

The alleged malpractice came to light during an inspection by central officials at the examination centre.

Officials reportedly suspected that a question paper had been taken out of the examination hall while the test was still underway. Centre inspector Vishwajit Mathapati subsequently searched for the female invigilator and checked her mobile phone.

During the inspection, officials allegedly found a photograph of the question paper on her phone.

The matter was immediately reported to the police.

Case Registered Against Five

Based on a complaint filed by the centre inspector, police registered a case against the five accused and arrested them.

Investigators are now probing the alleged role of each accused and examining whether the question paper image was forwarded to other people or used to help candidates during the examination.

Police are also investigating whether there were any additional people involved in the alleged malpractice.

Despite the incident, officials said the examination continued as scheduled without interruption.

The case has raised fresh concerns about examination security and the misuse of mobile phones and messaging applications to circulate question papers during tests.

Further investigation is underway to establish the circumstances surrounding the alleged leak and determine whether any students received or benefited from the question paper image.