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Headmaster riddle stays

Headmaster riddle stays

Haridayal Roy
TT, 22 March, Jalpaiguri:  Haridayal Roy, the headmaster accused of helping Madhyamik examinees of his school by opening exam papers before time, has not yet returned over 700 answer-sheets taken for the test that ended on Tuesday, an official said.
Roy had taken the answer-sheets for examinees at his Mainaguri Subhash Nagar High School, not for the candidates of his own school whom he had allegedly helped by having the answers sent to them as they appeared from other centres.
Biswanath Bhowmik, the sub-inspector of schools in Mainaguri, said: "For the students of other schools who appeared in Madhyamik from Haridayal Roy's school, he needed 2,900 answer sheets. He was provided the required number of copies and 450 more. Also, without informing me, he brought some more answersheets from another school of Mainaguri. After the exams, as we collated the copies, we found that he is yet to return over 700 unused sheets. I have informed the president of the board (that conducts Madhyamik)."
Roy claimed he had not taken any additional answer sheets.
A source in the education department said they suspect Roy might have some "wrong intentions" as the additional answer-sheets could be used to write solutions to questions and attached with papers in future exams.
"Whenever he was handed over the packets of answer sheets, he has put his signature. We fail to understand why he is denying it now. Such denial has left suspicious as whether he had any wrong intention," the official said.
A teacher, who had shot a video purportedly showing Roy opening questions packets ahead of time, spoke on Thursday.

"In earlier years, the students of this (Roy's) institution have secured positions in the merit list of Madhyamik. It seems the illegal practice was going on for quite some time as performance of most of these students have deteriorated as they went ahead for higher studies," said the teacher.
Roy, who had denied the allegations on Wednesday, did so again on Thursday. "A section of teachers and some others have conspired and have implicated me. I want a comprehensive inquiry," Roy said.
Some Mainaguri students held a march on Thursday and demanded immediate action against Roy.
Cloud on award
Education minister Partha Chatterjee said on Wednesday that the government will revoke the Siksha Ratna award given to Roy if the allegations against him are found to be true. He has been accused of helping some Madhyamik examinees of his institute by opening packets of question papers before time and engaging teachers to solve the questions so that the candidates can score high. "This is not the way a teacher should act. The government had awarded him with the Siksha Ratna honour in 2014. The government will revoke the award if he is found guilty," Chatterjee said in the Assembly today.
The Siksha Ratna award is given to eminent school teachers by the government on Teachers' Day every year.
The West Bengal Board of Secondary Education should complete the investigation as early as possible and punish him if he found guilty, the education minister said.

The West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education, president Mahua Das said that Roy will not be engaged in duties related to the conducting of the Higher Secondary examinations that starts on March 27.

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