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Case file · DGE-TS · surfaced 4 Apr 2023

Telangana SSC Hindi paper on WhatsApp minutes after start

Stalled documented status: Arrests made

Confidence C — based on the press record (archived below). No primary documents on file yet; treat names of agencies, dates and figures as reported, not established.

During the Telangana SSC Hindi exam on 4 April 2023, the paper circulated on WhatsApp groups within 30 minutes of the start — the second such episode on consecutive days. Police traced it to a centre in Kamalapur, Hanumakonda: a minor photographed the paper through a first-floor window after climbing a tree, and two others forwarded it. Three people were arrested under Section 5 of the Telangana Public Examinations Act. The exam was not cancelled.

Examination
SSC (Class 10) Examination 2023
Conducting body
Directorate of Govt. Examinations, Telangana (DGE-TS)
Exam date
4 Apr 2023
Leak date (as documented)
4 Apr 2023
Surfaced
4 Apr 2023
States
Telangana
Candidates affected
not established
Leak vector
Exam centre
State govt at the time
BRS
Last reviewed
11 Jun 2026

Stall clock — no docket movement for

1,163

days (3y 68d) · last movement 2023-04-05

Accountability Gap Index

national average 0.97 / 7 · how this is scored →

1 / 7

  • ✓ FIR within 30 days
  • ✗ Charge sheet within 180 days
  • ✗ Any conviction
  • ✗ Exam cancelled & fully re-held
  • ✗ Fee refund documented
  • ✗ Official permanently removed
  • ✗ Reform gazette-notified

Each milestone scores one point only when the register holds a document for it. The gap is what the missing points describe.

How it surfaced

Who found it

Social media circulation

The SSC Hindi paper appeared on WhatsApp ~40 minutes after the exam began; an invigilator was alleged to have photographed it.

The conducting body's first response

Deflected

Officials argued a mid-exam circulation was 'malpractice, not a leak' and did not cancel the paper; a teacher was arrested.

The docket

Every legal action on record, in order. Each row cites its document.

  1. 4 Apr 2023

    FIR registered · Warangal Police Commissionerate

    Case under Section 5, Telangana Public Examinations (Prevention of Malpractices) Act.

    per: Telangana: SSC paper 'leaked' on WhatsApp second day in row (The Times of India, 5 Apr 2023)

  2. 5 Apr 2023

    Arrest · Warangal Police

    Three arrested, including a minor who photographed the paper and forwarders in WhatsApp groups.

    per: Telangana: SSC paper 'leaked' on WhatsApp second day in row (The Times of India, 5 Apr 2023)

What candidates got

Outcome Ordered by Order date Detail
No action recorded — — Exam not cancelled; circulation occurred after the start.

Sources on file

Status log

Every status this register has ever assigned to this case. Append-only.

4 Apr 2023 ALLEGED Allegations surfaced publicly.
4 Apr 2023 ALLEGED → FIR_REGISTERED Case under Section 5, Telangana Public Examinations (Prevention of Malpractices) Act.
5 Apr 2023 FIR_REGISTERED → ARRESTS_MADE Three arrested, including a minor who photographed the paper and forwarders in WhatsApp groups.

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To: The Public Information Officer,
Warangal Police Commissionerate

Subject: Request under the Right to Information Act, 2005 — Telangana SSC Hindi paper on WhatsApp minutes after start

Under the Right to Information Act 2005, I request the following information:

1. Current status of FIR No. [number] dated 4 Apr 2023 concerning the question paper leak in SSC (Class 10) Examination 2023.
2. Whether a charge sheet has been filed in this matter; if yes, its date and the court where it was filed.
3. Names and current postings of all officials suspended in connection with this matter.
4. Whether any suspended official has been reinstated; if yes, the order reference and date.
5. Date and outcome of the last court hearing in this matter.

I am enclosing the application fee of Rs. 10 as required. If this application falls outside your office's purview, kindly transfer it under Section 6(3) of the Act and inform me.

Regards,
[Applicant name]
[Address]
[Date]
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