The Nepal Police Cyber Bureau has arrested two individuals for publicly sharing Class 12 exam question papers and answers on social media before the exams began. The suspects, Nirajan Shahi and Premkumar Shrestha, were apprehended in Chabahil, Kathmandu. They are currently under investigation with an extended four-day remand under the Electronic Transactions Act, 2063. (May 12, Kathmandu).
The Cyber Bureau team revealed that the two were involved in leaking exam papers and answers prior to the start of the examination. Nirajan Shahi, 37, originally from Birendranagar Municipality-8 in Surkhet, currently residing in Sukhidangar, Kathmandu Metropolitan City-32, and Premkumar Shrestha, 30, originally from Nilkantha Municipality-3 in Dhading, presently living in Kopan, Budhanilkanta Municipality-10, Kathmandu, were both taken into custody. This information was provided by Dilip Kumar Giri, spokesperson and Deputy Superintendent of Police at the Cyber Bureau.
Following the leak of the Class 12 exam questions shortly before the exam, which was conducted by the National Examination Board, the Cyber Bureau received a formal request from the Board for investigation. After thorough technical analysis and investigation, the evidence indicated that only the Management subject’s question papers and answers were leaked in various groups on WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, and other platforms. The suspects were involved in violating the confidentiality of the exam by distributing the question papers with answers through these groups, according to spokesperson Giri.
