INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
An acting principal of a school in Anuradhapura District accused of dripping the Grade 11 final term test documents for Sinhala and Buddhism
subjects in schools throughout the North Central Province (NCP), has been remanded until February 07
This order was provided by Anuradhapura Chief Magistrate Nalaka Sanjeewa Jayasuriya, after the implicated was produced before the court
The suspect was apprehended and produced before the court on allegations of causing a monetary loss surpassing Rs
11.5 million to the government by deliberately tampering with sealed examination documents and forwarding them to a tuition class instructor
in Thambuthgama location by means of WhatsApp.According to the Anuradhapura Divisional Crimes Unit, preliminary examinations have actually
exposed that the suspect broke the seals of the examination paper parcels at his school, used a teachers cellphone to take photographs, and
sent them to the tuition teacher in question.Additionally, the suspect allegedly took another exam paper home, photographed it utilizing his
children mobile phone, and shared the images through WhatsApp
He apparently resealed the parcels meticulously after extracting the papers, police informed the court.As a result of the leakage, education
authorities were required to suspend the affected assessment papers for the entire province, resulting in substantial financial
repercussions.Police stated that more arrests are expected as investigations continue into other individuals potentially involved in this
unlawful activity.The suspect has been charged under the general public Property Act, while Anuradhapura Police is heightening efforts to
nab other suspects linked to the event.
