Invigilators beaten up

Kolkata: There were several reports of Madhyamik-related violence from the districts on Friday, the last day of the examination. An examinee, along with her mother and friends, reportedly beat up invigilator Baisakhi Banerjee, a teacher at Chakdah Ramlal Academy, at Chakdah station after the exam got over. A complaint was lodged with Chakdah GRP. Police said the girl had allegedly adopted unfair means during the geography exam. Teachers had kept her under strict vigil. In another incident, Debabpriya Sarkar, a teacher at Madanpur Kendriya Adarsha Vidyapeeth, was attacked by some examinees while he was standing at Madanpur station after the exam got over. His colleagues saved him from further harassment. A complaint was lodged. Students ransacked classrooms and attacked teachers at Kalindri High School in Malda’s Manikchak on Friday, protesting “strict vigil”. There were reports that Friday’s mathematics paper was “tough”. WBBSE, however, said it had received no such complaints. TNN