Shocker: ‘Cheating mafia’ attacks Board exam candidate over ‘protection money’

A student appearing for his intermediate examination was attacked and seriously wounded after he reportedly failed to pay ‘protection money’ to the members of a ‘cheating mafia’,police said today.

According to a complaint lodged with Atrauli police,Wajid Ali,was yesterday returning from his examination centre in Nagaichpara when he was accosted by four persons who demanded that he pay a sum of Rs 6,000 in exchange for the ‘permission’ to appear in the exams.

When he refused to concede their demand,they attacked him with sticks and wounded him. Later,he lodged a complaint over the attack.

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Several complaints have been registered over the past few days regarding the activities of what is being described as a ‘cheating mafia’ active in Atrauli,sources said.

Senior district officials have been investigating the matter,they said.