FIR registered in Medical EAMCET-2 question paper leak case

Hyderabad: Telangana CID registered an FIR in connection with the alleged leak of the Medical EAMCET-2 question paper.

CID found in its preliminary inquiry that there was prima facie a case for registering an FIR.

"We have got some clues. We found out some prima facie signs of malpractice. We are trying to find out what exactly happened," a senior CID officer told PTI.

The Engineering, Agriculture and Medical Common Entrance Test (EAMCET-2) was conducted on July 9 and the results were declared on July 14. The examination was conducted by Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU), Hyderabad.

Following media reports about leak of the question paper ahead of the examination, the JNTU officials had requested the Telangana DGP Anurag Sharma to look into the issue, who on July 20 ordered a preliminary inquiry by CID.