SILCHAR: Principal of the Cachar College at Silchar in Assam has been arrested by the police for allegedly violating protocols related to conduct of Assam direct recruitment exams.

Siddhartha Shankar Nath โ€“ Principal of Cachar College at Silchar in Assam โ€“ alleged breached the exam protocols during the direct recruitment examination held on Sunday.

Nath was arrested by the Assam police after deputy commissioner of Cachar district โ€“ Rohan Kumar Jha filed an FIR against him.

Jha filed the FIR against Nath after he spotted โ€œgross negligenceโ€ in the conduct of the Assam direct recruitment examination at the Cachar College.

Notably, exams for direct recruitment into different departments under Assam government were held on Sunday.

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The state-level recruitment exam in Assam was held for recruitment into Grade-III and Grade-IV posts.

The examinations were held from 10 am to 12 pm and 2 pm to 4 pm in 25 districts of Assam.

Internet services were also suspended during the exam hours in all the 25 districts in Assam, where the examinations were conducted.