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Headmaster and teachers arrested for leaking question paper of Class 10 exam in Karnataka

The Bengaluru police have apprehended two minor students who allegedly uploaded the leaked question paper for a Class 10 preparatory examination on social media.

student writing paperThe minor students were allegedly involved in circulating the leaked question paper online. (Source: Pixabay)
2 min readBengaluruJan 12, 2026 05:13 PM IST First published on: Jan 12, 2026 at 05:12 PM IST

Written by Sathvi G Bhat

The Bengaluru police said on Monday that they arrested six teachers and apprehended two minor students for allegedly leaking a Class 10 preparatory examination question paper and circulating it on social media.

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The police identified the arrested accused as Girish V D, a headmaster in Tumakuru; Amjad Khan, an assistant teacher in Ramanagara; Shahida Begum, a teacher; Fahmida, an assistant teacher; Mohammed Sirajuddin, a teacher, and K Farzana Begum, a teacher—all four from Kalaburagi. The minor students were allegedly involved in circulating the leaked question paper online.

The arrests came after the Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board (KSEAB) filed a complaint with the North CEN police on January 7, alleging that question papers of Class 10 preparatory examinations were being circulated on social media.

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