Class 10 paper leak incident, Assam Police held 2 more total 27

Guwahati: Two more people have been arrested in connection with the Class 10 board exam question paper leak in Assam, taking the total number of people arrested in the case to 27, police said on Thursday.

Assam Police spokesperson Prasanta Kumar Bhuyan told that the two students have been detained from Sonitpur and Majuli districts.
The CID, which is investigating the case, had earlier arrested 25 people, including children, from different parts of Assam, besides interrogating several others.

The General Science question paper of the Class 10 matriculation examination was leaked on Sunday night and the subsequent examination on Monday was cancelled.
According to an official notification, the exam will now be held on March 30.

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma admitted in the Assembly on Thursday that the question paper leak was a “failure” of his government.