The examination department has taken over six teachers, including a principal, who are said to have stolen the first question paper of the five-year scholarship examination held on the 15th with a mobile phone.
The incident took place at Tissa College, Ratmale, Anuradhapura.
Ten minutes before the commencement of the five year scholarship examination yesterday, the examination department took a photo of the first question paper on the phone and sent it to a few other teachers.
It is reported that a principal and a group of people working in government schools located in Anuradhapura city and Nochchiyagama are under this charge.
It has also been revealed that this question paper has been sent to several areas including Anuradhapura, Nochichiagama, Colombo.