Guwahati, Feb. 22 -- Mahbubul Hoque, the Chancellor of the University of Science and Technology Meghalaya (USTM) was detained by a joint team of police and the Special Task Force (STF) from his residence in Guwahati, Assam.

While there was no clear statement behind the reason for the arrest, it has now been reported that the USTM founder was arrested over allegations of taking money in exchange for facilitating unfair means during the CBSE Class 12 Physics examination.

According to reports, 274 students appeared for the Physics exam at Kendriya Vidyalaya in Assam's Sribhumi district, including 45 from the school and 214 from the ERD Group (A foundation run by Haque).

Allegedly, arrangements were made to assist ERD Foundation students d...