Agartala, Feb. 19 -- In a major crackdown on exam malpractice at Tripura University, seven individuals were detained for allegedly attempting to cheat during the Lower Division Clerk (LDC) and Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) recruitment exams at Tripura University.

According to the SDPO of Amtali, Shankar Nath, invigilators grew suspicious of five candidates exhibiting unusual behaviour. Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that these individuals had hidden mobile phones among their belongings and were using them to cheat.

The accused included three candidates from West Bengal--Liton Biswas, Mrinmoy Biswas, and Mithun Mondal--and two from Haryana--Rajbir Singh and Rahul Kumar. All five were immediately expelled from the examination centr...