Kozhikode: Police identifies accused in abusive gaze allegation

Kozhikode: The police has  tracked the CBSE official who took  an  ‘offensive’ gaze at the girl candidates during the NEET examination at Lion’s School, Koppam, Palakkad, on May 6.

He has been identified as Veerabhadran from Andhra Pradesh, though the police are waiting for confirmation from the CBSE  regional and head offices. 

Palakkad north police had seized documents on the conduct of the examination from various centres in Palakkad after receiving a  complaint about the invigilator from a candidate the other day.

According to the complainant, the  observer  stared at the candidates in an inappropriate manner after forcing them to remove their innerwear claiming that  their backside  contained metal which is in violation of the CBSE rule.

Palakkad north sub-inspector R. Renjith  told DC that  they needed the co-operation of the CBSE for further action.   The police had sent the reports to the CBSE regional office and headquarters.

The CBSE officials said that the report was  pending with the NEET section. Action would be initiated in consultation with the top officials, they pointed out.

The issue came to light when makeup artist Aaziya Shafi, a relative of  the student, launched a campaign against the incident through an Instagram post which went viral.

Aaziya Shafi,  in a message to DC,  expressed her happiness over  the developments. The female candidates had to remove their innerwear in a class room without adequate cover, leading to the abusive attitude of the officials, it was pointed out.