Archive · 24 Aug 2026
Five Arrested After Nursing Exam Paper Photographed Mid-Test
Police arrested five people after a nursing exam paper was allegedly photographed during the test.
The examination was for first-year General Nursing and Midwifery students.
It took place at Indira Gandhi A.N.M. Nursing School in Parbhani, Maharashtra.
Police said supervisor Rakhi Chavan took a picture of the question paper soon after the exam started.
She allegedly sent the picture to her sister using WhatsApp.
Inspectors became suspicious that the paper had been taken out of the exam centre.
They checked the supervisor’s phone and found the photograph.
The exam continued as planned, and police registered a case under Maharashtra’s examination law.
Five people were arrested over alleged malpractice during a first-year General Nursing and Midwifery examination in Parbhani.
Police said examination supervisor Rakhi Chavan photographed the question paper shortly after the test began at 10:30 a.m.
The photograph was allegedly sent to Chavan’s sister, Rani Chavan, through WhatsApp.
Central inspectors found the photograph while checking Chavan’s mobile phone during an inspection.
A case was registered under the Maharashtra Examination Act, while the examination continued without interruption.
- Who
- Five people were arrested: examination supervisor Rakhi Chavan, her sister Rani Chavan, Pratiksha Kiran Khillare, Ishwar Baraboina and Dilip Borkar.
- What
- An examination supervisor allegedly photographed a nursing question paper during the test and sent it to her sister.
- When
- The examination took place on Friday and began at 10:30 a.m.; the report was dated August 23.
- Where
- Indira Gandhi A.N.M. Nursing School in Parbhani, Maharashtra.
- Why
- Police allege the photograph was taken and shared while the examination was underway, prompting a case for examination malpractice.
- Arrests
- Five people were arrested in connection with the alleged malpractice.
- Examination
- First-year General Nursing and Midwifery examination.
- Examination centre
- Indira Gandhi A.N.M. Nursing School, Parbhani.
- Alleged action
- The supervisor allegedly photographed the question paper shortly after the exam began.
- Alleged transmission
- The photograph was allegedly sent to the supervisor’s sister through WhatsApp.
- Discovery
- Central inspectors found the photograph while scanning the supervisor’s mobile phone.
- Legal action
- Police registered a case under the Maharashtra Examination Act.
