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Bengal Police Arrest Man Over Fake Post on SSC Question Paper ‘Sale’ Before Exams

Fresh WBSSC tests proceed under court-ordered oversight following the scrapping of the 2016 panel.

Overview

  • West Midnapore police arrested Arindam Pal of Mangrul Gram Panchayat, Chandrakona, for a Facebook post falsely claiming SSC question papers were available for purchase.
  • Investigators say he wrote that he received a call from someone who offered to arrange the paper and secure a teaching job.
  • Police assert the post was intended to disrupt WBSSC selection tests scheduled for September 7 and 14.
  • District SP Dhritiman Sarkar said legal action is underway as officers question the accused to determine his motive.
  • Opposition leader Suvendu Adhikari has alleged that papers are being sold in North 24 Parganas for about Rs 50,000, intensifying scrutiny of exam security.