Overview
- The Raipur District Education Officer suspended headmistress Shikha Soni after a five-member inquiry into the Class IV English paper.
- Soni acknowledged a typo that turned the intended answer 'Ramu' into 'Ram' in a multiple-choice question about a dog’s name.
- Proceedings are underway to dismiss paper moderator Namrata Verma, a contractual assistant teacher who admitted she missed the error.
- Mahasamund police registered an FIR under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita section 299 against unknown persons, a non-bailable provision cited by the SP.
- Warning letters were issued to the Tilda Block Education Officer and the Raipur school principal for oversight failures in paper preparation and moderation.