Telangana BJP MLA Eatala Rajender appeared before the Warangal police on Monday after receiving a notice in connection with a malpractice case. The case involves a Class 10 (SSC) board exam question paper that surfaced on groups of an instant messaging app. After giving his statement to the police, Rajender handed over his phone and provided them with the required information.
In a release, the BJP leader stated that he did not receive any message from the number mentioned by the police in the notice. Rajender claimed that he did not receive any phone call and did not open the message he received on his mobile number. He alleged that the case was an attempt by the ruling BRS to divert attention from the ‘leak’ of TSPSC exam papers.
On April 5, Telangana BJP president and MP Bandi Sanjay Kumar was arrested by Warangal Police and remanded in judicial custody. He was named as the prime accused in the case relating to the alleged circulation of Class 10 (SSC) Hindi examination question paper in groups of an instant messaging app. However, he was later granted bail by a court on April 6.
The SSC Hindi question paper was posted in a group of the app by one of the accused on April 4 and subsequently shared in other groups, including one sent to Sanjay Kumar. The police had issued notices to several people, including Rajender, to appear before the investigating officer (IO) for recording their statements as witnesses.
Police accused Sanjay Kumar of conspiring with other accused to create rumours and provoke breach of peace during the ongoing SSC public examination to defame the state government after purported images of two question papers surfaced on social media. The images of the SSC Telugu and Hindi question papers surfaced in social media platforms on April 3 and April 4 while the exams were underway, which began across the state on April 3.
