Probe into stealing of exam papers
Dharma Sri Abeyratne
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The probe
*33 students in custody
* Full scale investigation
on
*Stern disciplinary action
awaits the wrong doers
* Fresh examination in due
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A full scale investigation will be held by the Examinations
Department into the leak of the final year examination papers of the
Colleges of Education, Education Ministry Secretary Nimal Bandara told
the Daily News yesterday.
A certain group of students of Mahaweli College of Education in
Polgolla and Uva College of Education in Bandarawela, Bindunuwewa have
stolen examination papers while these were kept in store rooms. Due to
this situation the final year examination which was scheduled to be held
on Monday was postponed by the Examinations Department. According to the
Examinations Department sources around 3,000 students were to sit the
examination.
Following the police investigations 33 students in Uva and Mahaweli
Colleges of Education have been taken into custody in connection with
this incident.
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