India, Feb. 22 -- On the very first day of the SSC (secondary school certificate) class 10 board exams conducted by the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) on Friday, reports surfaced that the Marathi subject paper has been leaked at an examination centre in Jalna district. However, the board has not yet released any official information regarding this matter which is being investigated by the education department.

Since Friday afternoon, reports started doing the rounds of social media that photocopies of answer sheets for the class 10 Marathi subject paper were being distributed in certain areas of Mantha taluka in Jalna district. Soon after, the divisional education board office in Chhatrapati...