Yavatmal ZP exam cancelled due to paper leak

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Yavatmal district administration today announced cancellation of examination it held on Sunday for various posts in Zilla Parishad due to leak of question and answer papers even as results are already out.
Aurangabad police have so far rounded up 11 suspects and seized cash from them.
"I received a fax message from Aurangabad police at 2 PM on Sunday stating that question papers and answer keys were leaked and that they have seized some of them.
"But by that time we had conducted the exams in the afternoon session too as there was no clear order to get it cancelled from the higher authority," Collector cum chairman of District Selection Committee Rahul Ranjan Mahiwal told reporters here today.

He said while the first session of the exam was held on November 2 for various posts such as extension officer (2), junior engineer (10), laboratory assistant (1), the second session was for the post of electrician.
The results of the written examination were posted on website last night, the collector said.

"I have decided to cancel the exam held on Sunday and a formal order in this regard would be issued on Wednesday," he said, adding that the second phase of the exam will be held as per schedule on November 8.
"I shall submit a report to government which may order a probe into the allegations of leaking of question and answer papers," Mahiwal said.

He said Aurangabad police had recorded his statement in this regard.
The collector said that the question papers, set by him, were kept in his custody and were photocopied ahead of the exam under his personal supervision.