KOCHI: A senior Kerala police official was on Monday sent out of the examination hall after being caught cheating while writing the Master of Laws (LLM) examination.
T J Jose, inspector general of police of Thrissur range, was appearing for a supplementary paper on constitutional law at St Paul's college, Kalamassery. An off-campus LLM student, Jose had appeared for the exam at the college at 10am. Around 11.30am, the invigilator caught the IG copying from a chit allegedly kept between the answer sheets.
"The invigilator immediately informed the external examiner and college manager. They questioned him and the IG left the campus and took the chit with him. We have informed MG university and also send them the invigilator's statement for necessary action," said college vice-principal Peter VJ.
Confirming the incident to the media, the vice-principal said the incident will be intimated to the Mahatma Gandhi University.
The IG, however, denied reports that he had been caught by the invigilators. "Nobody has caught me for copying, no papers have been recovered from me. The examination began at 10 am, and I finished writing my paper at about 12 and I came out. Nobody has given me any report of copying,'' the IG said.
Replying to questions he said. "I had appeared for the one of the papers of the LLM examination held on Saturday, I appeared for the examination today also. I will be appearing for the examination to be held on Tuesday also.''
He conceded that the police higher ups had sought an explanation from him on the alleged incident. "I told them the same details," he said.
Asked about the reports that the state home minister had directed ADGP Sankar Reddy to probe the charge, Jose said, "It is natural that there would be a probe whenever such a charge is made."
When contacted the ADGP said the probe will begin at the earliest. "Home minister has given the direction for the probe. We only have to see the availability of the college officials involved in the examination duty. The inquiry report will be submitted within the minimum time possible," Sankar Reddy said.
T J Jose, inspector general of police of Thrissur range, was appearing for a supplementary paper on constitutional law at St Paul's college, Kalamassery. An off-campus LLM student, Jose had appeared for the exam at the college at 10am. Around 11.30am, the invigilator caught the IG copying from a chit allegedly kept between the answer sheets.
"The invigilator immediately informed the external examiner and college manager. They questioned him and the IG left the campus and took the chit with him. We have informed MG university and also send them the invigilator's statement for necessary action," said college vice-principal Peter VJ.
Confirming the incident to the media, the vice-principal said the incident will be intimated to the Mahatma Gandhi University.
The IG, however, denied reports that he had been caught by the invigilators. "Nobody has caught me for copying, no papers have been recovered from me. The examination began at 10 am, and I finished writing my paper at about 12 and I came out. Nobody has given me any report of copying,'' the IG said.
Replying to questions he said. "I had appeared for the one of the papers of the LLM examination held on Saturday, I appeared for the examination today also. I will be appearing for the examination to be held on Tuesday also.''
He conceded that the police higher ups had sought an explanation from him on the alleged incident. "I told them the same details," he said.
Asked about the reports that the state home minister had directed ADGP Sankar Reddy to probe the charge, Jose said, "It is natural that there would be a probe whenever such a charge is made."
When contacted the ADGP said the probe will begin at the earliest. "Home minister has given the direction for the probe. We only have to see the availability of the college officials involved in the examination duty. The inquiry report will be submitted within the minimum time possible," Sankar Reddy said.
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