In the wake of reports of alleged leak of Class XII Economics paper of Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), the Delhi Police registered an FIR and handed over the investigation to the Crime Branch, said an official on Wednesday.
Following which, the CBSE announced re-examination in Class X Mathematics and Class XII Economics papers.
On Monday, panic had gripped students of Class XII following claims on social media that the Economics paper had been leaked even though the CBSE had denied there was any slip up.
A senior police officer with the Crime Branch said a case was registered on Tuesday following a complaint by the Board. Another officer privy to the probe said the case has been registered under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, including cheating.
Reports about the question paper being leaked had circulated on social media via WhatsApp several hours before the paper commenced. The CBSE, however, denied any leak and urged students and parents not to panic.
“We have checked with all examination centres and the paper was not leaked. The source of circulation of this information is not known yet. We want to urge the students and parents to not panic and assure them that the board is doing its best to ensure sanctity of the examination,” a senior CBSE official had said.
A similar incident occurred on March 15, when the Delhi Government had said it had received complaints of the Class XII CBSE Accountancy paper being leaked. A probe was later ordered even though the Board had denied any leak.