UPTET cancelled after paper leak, 26 arrested, Yogi says will invoke NSA against culprits

Lucknow | Sunday | 28th November, 2021

Summary:

Lucknow, Nov 28 (PTI) The UPTET scheduled to be held on Sunday was cancelled after a question paper for the exam was leaked, an officer here announced shortly before the exam was to begin.

In a statement issued here, the UP Government said that more than 26 persons have been arrested in this connection.

"So far as many as 26 persons have been arrested from different districts of the state.

Of this, 16 arrests were made in Prayagraj," it said.

Those arrested in Prayagraj include Satya Prakash Singh, an assistant teacher at a primary school in the city’s Shankargarh area.

When searched, he was found to have the solved question paper in his WhatsApp.