UPTET Paper Leak: CM Yogi Says Culprits Will Be Booked Under National Security Act

The UPTET exam was scheduled to be held on Sunday. But the exam was cancelled shortly before commencement as the question paper was leaked, an official had announced.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath | File Image

New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that culprits of the Uttar Pradesh Teachers Eligibility Test (UPTET) exam paper leak will be booked under National Security Act and Goonda Act. The CM also ordered to reconvene the exam within a month. 

"Those who have committed this act should know that cases will be registered against them under the Gangster Act and the National Security Act," he said, reported PTI. 

Later in a tweet, he said that the properties of those involved in the leak will be confiscated by the government. 

The UPTET exam was scheduled to be held on Sunday. But the exam was cancelled shortly before commencement as the question paper was leaked, an official had announced. 

Additional Director General Law and Order, Prashant Kumar said that the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) had arrested 23 people last night using technical and other intelligence from various cities of the state. 

"A question paper was leaked. I issued an order to cancel the examination and arrest the entire racket. Instructions were also given to conduct the exam within a month, and that no candidate should be charged additional fee," said Adityanath during a function in Deoria on Sunday. 

Following cancellation of the exam, CM Yogi Adityanath said that orders were given to provide free transportation to the candidates in the UPSRTC buses on the basis of their admit cards. 

As per the report, close to 20 lakh candidates were to appear for the exam. The ADG said that four people from Lucknow, 13 from Prayagraj, three from Meerut and one person from Kaushambi district has been arrested so far. 

"A photocopy of the question paper was obtained from them, which was shared with the government. It came to light that the copy bore the same set of questions as did the official question paper," the ADG said.