Muzaffarnagar: Seventeen people, including a principal and 14 invigilators, have been booked under the Gangster Act for allegedly aiding in mass copying during the Uttar Pradesh (UP) class XII board exam.The fresh development took place a month after 14 invigilators were arrested for their alleged involvement in the matter. They were earlier booked under various sections of cheating and forgery.District magistrate Ajay Shankar Pandey said, “Principal of Janta Inter College in Charthawal, along with 16 others, were booked under the Gangster Act, and investigation is on to ascertain the involvement of government teachers and officials in helping to cheat in examinations. They may even lose their jobs, if found guilty.”On February 23, a UP STF team had busted a mass cheating gang, which was found taking the Class XII exam at Janta Inter College. As many as 17 people, including a centre’s superintendent, were arrested. The STF team seized cheating materials from the centre. UP deputy chief minister Dinesh Sharma had promised strong action and sought for a report after receiving a complaint from a local, according to Amit Singh, the additional district magistrate.Some of the accused booked under the Gangster Act are Qmar Intekhab, Ashar Nafees, Janta Inter College principal Yogender Pal, Akash Sharma, Mohammad Nazim, Manoj Kumar, Mohammad Javed, Sumit Kumar, Rahul, Chetan Partap Singh, Nitin Kumar, Mohammad Arshad, Anil Kumar, Tansen Singh and Sachin Kumar.

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