Instagram handle booked for uploading fake SSLC Kannada question paper

Bengaluru: An Instagram handle has been booked by the Bengaluru police for allegedly uploading a fake SSLC question paper and misleading students, officials said.

The FIR was registered against “_delta_kannadiga_01” following a complaint by Gopalkrishna HN from the Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board (KSEAB), Malleswaram.

The complainant told the police that on March 17 at 12 pm, the said social media handle had uploaded a page resembling the front page of the question paper of the Kannada subject. However, it was found to be the previous year’s question paper.

The complainant told the police that action should be taken on the social media handle for spreading false information. The case was registered under Section 66C (identity theft) of the Information Technology (IT) Act. Further probe is underway.