India, Feb. 12 -- The Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) recorded at least 42 cases of cheating on the first day of the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) board examination on Tuesday.

The HSC board examination began across Maharashtra, with around 15 lakh students appearing for their first paper at 3,373 centres across nine divisions of the state.

Authorities implemented multiple measures to prevent paper leaks, misconduct, and copying. However, despite these efforts, 42 cases of malpractices were reported from 19 centres.

Sharad Gosavi, chairperson of the MSBSHSE, said that investigation is underway into the cheating cases reported from various centres. He added that if the cases had been re...