If we were to ask you, “Can a paper be leaked if it’s enclosed in an envelope and the envelope is sealed?” Your answer would be no. But something similar happened in Chhattisgarh. A professor’s clever tactics to leak the paper have stunned everyone from the police to cyber experts. Yogesh Sonkesaria, an assistant professor at Bharti Agriculture College in Durg district, Chhattisgarh, recorded and leaked the exam paper without breaking the seal of any envelope or packet. For this high-tech leak, the accused used an endoscopic camera and a needle used in the medical field.
An endoscopic camera is a very fine, thin, and flexible tube, or cable-like device. Its tip, or tip, houses a tiny HD camera and LED light.
It is used by doctors to examine internal organs, such as the stomach or throat.
The camera’s wire is so thin that it can easily fit into any very small hole or thin pipe. The camera’s attached light dispels the darkness inside, allowing live video to be displayed on the screen.
Taking home the sealed Entomology paper for the second-year B.Sc. Agriculture course, the accused professor employed a very clever technique:
The professor first pierced a very small hole in the bottom of the sealed envelope with a fine needle or sharp object, without damaging it.
Using an Endoscopic Camera
Through this small hole, he inserted the thin cable of the endoscopic camera into the envelope. The light attached to the front of the camera dispelled the darkness inside the envelope, making the pages of the paper clearly visible.
Watching the live footage from the camera, the professor handwrote approximately 15 questions on a piece of paper.
He then sold the paper to a student for ₹11,000, from where it went viral on WhatsApp.
The AGCH-221 exam was scheduled for the morning of August 20th. However, about two hours before the exam began, information about the question paper leak was received on the email of Kawardha Agricultural College. The relevant officials were then informed.
As soon as the matter came to light, the university cancelled the exams for 28 colleges. Police and the cyber team have arrested six people, including the accused professor. Endoscopic devices, cables, connectors, and mobile phones have been seized from them. Following this high-tech theft, the university has now decided to send the paper through OTP-based digital encrypted delivery.