Our Correspondent
Imphal | February 22
Unidentified persons damaged 14 CCTV cameras at a Class XII examination centre here on Monday following which the police are now in search of the miscreants.
Out of 18 CCTV cameras being fitted at Sawombung Birmangol College, 14 were found broken just before the examination conducted by Council of Higher Secondary Education, Manipur (COHSEM) was to begin. The installation of CCTVs was taken up by the council to prevent mass copying by students.
An official team from COHSEM took stock of the situation and condemned the incident. A complaint has been lodged with Sawombung Police Station regarding the incident and police are now in search of the miscreants.
A few days back, there were reports protesting against the installation of as many as 18 CCTV cameras at Sawombung Birmangol College for the Class XII examination which began today.
Altogether 27,238 students are appearing in the council exam at 68 centres spread across the state. The number of students from the arts stream appearing in the examination this year is 6,681 while in science stream and commerce, the number of students is 19,968 and 589 respectively.
Cheating during such examinations by students is often reported from several centres in Manipur. In view of such disturbances, the authorities have clamped prohibitory orders under section 144 of CrPC in and around all the examination centres.
Separate teams from several student bodies are also visiting the examination centres to ensure effectiveness and efficiency to COHSEM in overseeing the conduct of the Class XII examination.
