Class X student booked for carrying mobile in examination centre

Surat: In a first of its kind offence registered in the city, a Class X student was booked by police for violating the public notification issued by a government officer on Friday. The student was caught with a mobile phone during the examination after which the offence was registered as per the directives of education department.
The 16-year-old student, a resident of Vesu, was booked under Indian Penal Code section 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) at Umra police station. The complaint was lodged by D L Pargi, police sub-inspector.
The student was caught carrying a mobile phone inside the examination centre at a school in Vesu on March 11. He was checking a PDF file on his mobile phone during the mathematics examination. It was brought to the notice of board officials by local supervisors. The mobile phone was seized by the board officials and will be used as evidence against him.
"After the student was caught, police were informed as per the rules and they registered an offence. All the students have been repeatedly asked to avoid using any electronic gadget during the examinations as it was a serious violation of rules," said an official of education department.
"The students should be checked thoroughly by board officials. Sometimes by mistake, students do something which is prohibited and end up facing strict action at a young age," a police officer said.
"The offence has been registered after police were informed by education department. A public notification has been issued against carrying mobile phone in the examination hall. The education department has also issued directives for specific action in case of different types of violations," police said.
The student will have to remain present in the court during hearing. Since the student is minor, police didn’t arrest him.