24 hours on, Bamu fails to lodge police complaint in question paper leak allegation

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: The Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, even 24 hours after Saturday's alleged third-year commerce exam question paper leak, did not lodge a police complaint till Sunday evening. Other stakeholders, however, have sought a parallel inquiry by the police.Cellphones of nine students were confiscated on Saturday after the soft copy of a question paper for the indirect taxation subject allegedly reached their WhatsApp accounts one hour before the scheduled start of the examination. The leak was exposed by an examination centre. The officials at the centre said they had observed some students acting suspiciously since the examinations began on April 8.While the university is investigating the incident at its own level, a college principal said the alleged question paper leak since the beginning of the exam calls for serious attention."Besides not registering an FIR, the university administration has failed to come out with any formal statement on the matter. Such a stand would send the wrong message among the students. To ensure credibility of the exam system, the authorities must deal with the incident strictly," he said, preferring anonymity.Student activist Tukaram Saraf said the question paper leak incident must be probed with the help of police. "There is no harm in having a parallel police investigation. We saw during the recent SSC and HSC exam that immediate police complaints were filed after the malpractices were noticed," he said.B N Dole, the director of the examination and evaluation board of Bamu, did not respond to calls and messages, while the university Vice Chancellor Vijay Fulari remained unresponsive till Sunday evening.