<p>Barpeta, Assam: Nine people including the prime accused have so far been arrested in the alleged marksheet scam in Assam's Gauhati University, police sources said on Saturday.</p>.<p>The arrests have been made from multiple locations of Guwahati, Barpeta and Dhubri, with the latest apprehension at Dhubri on Friday, they said.</p>.<p>The alleged scam was first revealed by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma at a press briefing during a visit to Barpeta on Thursday.</p>.<p>"Those responsible for running the computerised marksheet system, take money and increase the marks…Even an operator can change the marks in the system used by GU," he said.</p>.Rape accused tries to escape, injured in police firing in Assam.<p>Sarma said six-seven cases have come to light in Barpeta, and the prime accused, who is in charge of the firm responsible for the computerised marksheet system, has been arrested.</p>.<p>Barpeta police and CID have been pursuing the case, with the authorities tight-lipped about it to ensure a smooth investigation, the chief minister added, while expressing apprehension that such scams could be taking place in other universities also.</p>.<p>Barpeta police sources said the number of arrests has gone up to nine after a junior computer assistant at Dhubri Law College was held on Friday.</p>.<p>The scam came to light when authorities of Ganeshlal Choudhury College (GLC College) of Barpeta Road detected discrepancies in the marks of an undergraduate student.</p>.<p>The student was also arrested in the case, besides others being held from different parts of Barpeta. </p>
<p>Barpeta, Assam: Nine people including the prime accused have so far been arrested in the alleged marksheet scam in Assam's Gauhati University, police sources said on Saturday.</p>.<p>The arrests have been made from multiple locations of Guwahati, Barpeta and Dhubri, with the latest apprehension at Dhubri on Friday, they said.</p>.<p>The alleged scam was first revealed by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma at a press briefing during a visit to Barpeta on Thursday.</p>.<p>"Those responsible for running the computerised marksheet system, take money and increase the marks…Even an operator can change the marks in the system used by GU," he said.</p>.Rape accused tries to escape, injured in police firing in Assam.<p>Sarma said six-seven cases have come to light in Barpeta, and the prime accused, who is in charge of the firm responsible for the computerised marksheet system, has been arrested.</p>.<p>Barpeta police and CID have been pursuing the case, with the authorities tight-lipped about it to ensure a smooth investigation, the chief minister added, while expressing apprehension that such scams could be taking place in other universities also.</p>.<p>Barpeta police sources said the number of arrests has gone up to nine after a junior computer assistant at Dhubri Law College was held on Friday.</p>.<p>The scam came to light when authorities of Ganeshlal Choudhury College (GLC College) of Barpeta Road detected discrepancies in the marks of an undergraduate student.</p>.<p>The student was also arrested in the case, besides others being held from different parts of Barpeta. </p>