After Bihar, now Jharkhand college comes under scrutiny over mass cheating

July 13, 2016

Dhanbad (Jharkhand), Jul 13: In what may come as an embarrassment for Jharkhand chief minister Raghubar Das, who recently fired a salvo at the neighbouring state of Bihar over the recent merit scam, an unflattering picture has come to the fore where the students of the R S More College in Dhanbad can be seen cheating during their Class 11 exams.

Over 100 students were seen sitting close to each other and writing their Class 11 examination paper on July 9 allegedly using unfair means in the college campus.

"There is no space in the college, that's why we are sitting outside. All the seats have been occupied," said one of the examinees.

The college authorities claimed that there was not enough room in the campus to accommodate all the students.

"I cannot see anyone cheating. The students are honestly giving their examination. The capacity of the college is not much. Two students should sit on one bench, but as of now four to five students have to adjust on one bench. It is a congested place," said Manoranjan Gupta, the college professor.

The students were seen with bags and mobile phones during their examination.

The professor, however, said that they are not allowed in the campus.

Talking about the Bihar School Education Board (BSEB) scam, Das had earlier on June 27 said that students of the neighbouring state could save their career and credibility by studying in 'education hub' Jharkhand.

BSEB chief Lalkeshwar Singh and his wife were arrested in the Bihar merit scam along with several others.

The matter came to light after the results of the Class 12 board examination were declared and television footage showed that a number of toppers were clueless about the subjects they topped.

Ruby Rai, who topped the Arts section, said political science was about the art of cooking, while Science topper Saurabh Kumar could not answer the relation between water and H2O.

Rai was later arrested, along with three other toppers, after failing a re-test.

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Over 58 lakh names dropped from draft voter list in Bengal ahead of polls

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December 16,2025

The deletion of over 58 lakh names from West Bengal’s draft electoral rolls following a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) has sparked widespread concern and is likely to deepen political tensions in the poll-bound state.

According to the Election Commission, the revision exercise has identified 24 lakh voters as deceased, 19 lakh as relocated, 12 lakh as missing, and 1.3 lakh as duplicate entries. The draft list, published after the completion of the first phase of SIR, aims to remove errors and duplication from the electoral rolls.

However, the scale of deletions has raised fears that a large number of eligible voters may have been wrongly excluded. The Election Commission has said that individuals whose names are missing can file objections and seek corrections. The final voter list is scheduled to be published in February next year, after which the Assembly election announcement is expected. Notably, the last Special Intensive Revision in Bengal was conducted in 2002.

The development has intensified the political row over the SIR process. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her Trinamool Congress have strongly opposed the exercise, accusing the Centre and the Election Commission of attempting to disenfranchise lakhs of voters ahead of the elections.

Addressing a rally in Krishnanagar earlier this month, Banerjee urged people to protest if their names were removed from the voter list, alleging intimidation during elections and warning of serious consequences if voting rights were taken away.

The BJP, meanwhile, has defended the revision and accused the Trinamool Congress of politicising the issue to protect what it claims is an illegal voter base. Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari alleged that the ruling party fears losing power due to the removal of deceased, fake, and illegal voters.

The controversy comes amid earlier allegations by the Trinamool Congress that excessive work pressure during the SIR led to the deaths by suicide of some Booth Level Officers (BLOs), for which the party blamed the Election Commission. With the draft list now out, another round of political confrontation appears imminent.

As objections begin to be filed, the focus will be on whether the correction mechanism is accessible, transparent, and timely—critical factors in ensuring that no eligible voter is denied their democratic right ahead of a crucial election.

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