KSU alleges another exam paper leak; Minister warns of strict action against YouTube channel
According to KSU, 32 out of 40 questions in the Chemistry exam were featured in a prediction video uploaded by the channel.
According to KSU, 32 out of 40 questions in the Chemistry exam were featured in a prediction video uploaded by the channel.
According to KSU, 32 out of 40 questions in the Chemistry exam were featured in a prediction video uploaded by the channel.
Thiruvananthapuram: Amid an ongoing Crime Branch investigation into the leak of exam question papers in Kerala public schools, the Kerala Students Union (KSU) alleged that the Class 10 Chemistry question paper for the half-yearly examination was leaked online on Tuesday night. The students' wing of the Congress party claimed that the same YouTube channel, MS Solutions, which previously leaked two other exam papers, had now shared the Chemistry questions.
According to KSU, 32 out of 40 questions in the Chemistry exam were featured in a prediction video uploaded by the channel. MS Solutions, operated by a Malappuram native Shuhaib, is already under scrutiny for leaking Class 10 English and Plus One Mathematics question papers. The education department had previously ordered an investigation into these leaks.
KSU district president VT Sooraj has filed a complaint with education minister V Sivankutty, demanding action against the alleged Chemistry paper leak. He accused a larger business racket of orchestrating the leaks, using WhatsApp groups linked to the YouTube channel to disseminate the questions. Sooraj also called for an inquiry into the individuals who financially back the channel.
Criticising the probe team’s decision to begin a preliminary investigation without registering an FIR, KSU accused the Left government of shielding the Malappuram-based YouTube channel owner.
Responding to the allegations, the education minister warned of strict action against MS Solutions, stating that leaking exam papers amounted to a crime comparable to sedition. Despite facing the probe, the YouTube channel uploaded a new video predicting questions for the Chemistry exam on Tuesday night, even as its CEO Shuhaib temporarily suspended the channel's operations. The channel had faced similar allegations during the quarterly school examinations.
The state government has directed the Crime Branch to investigate the matter, with State Police Chief Sheikh Darvesh Saheb appointing H Venkatesh to lead the probe. The investigation, initiated after a complaint from the Director General of Education, has reportedly begun collecting statements from teachers at aided schools.