An attempt to indulge in malpractice during the tenth class Hindi paper was foiled by an alert invigilator and staff on duty at the examination centre at the ZP High School at Tirumalaiahpalle village of Vedurukuppam mandal, 50 km from here, on Thursday.
According to information, a few minutes after the examination started, a crumpled question paper was thrown out of the window of the examination hall. Some unidentified youth, who were waiting a few feet away, picked up the paper and tried to flee but were overpowered by the alert staff. The invigilator on duty took away the question paper from their possession.
Responding to the development, District Educational Officer (Chittoor) Shriram Purushottam along with a flying squad rushed to the village and conducted a preliminary inquiry. Speaking to The Hindu, the DEO ruled out any paper leak at the exam centre.
