DESAM casts doctored documents slur
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, February 13 2012:
The Board of Secondary Education, Manipur (BOSEM) has overlooked doctored documents of students set to take the up-coming High School Leaving Certificate (HSLC) Examination 2012 , alleged Democratic Students Alliance of Manipur (DESAM) .
Addressing reporters today at its office, President of DESAM, LC Santosh said that the students' body came across errors of the BOSEM in allowing some bogus students to take the HSLC exam.
He said that BOSEM has allowed about 6000 students to take the exam with fake documents relating to their transfer from CBSE to BOSEM.
The students belonged to schools in the valley area including Central Academy, Mantripukhri; North Point Higher Secondary School, Khabam Lamkhai; Hundred Flowers School, Pangei; and MM Higher Secondary School, Wangkhei.
Santosh added that further inspection would be conducted in other schools in this connection.
He said that students from CBSE affiliated schools based in Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Sikkim etc have been transferred to BOSEM.
However, it has been learnt that these candidates have forged their essential documents including Reading Certificate, Transfer Certificate, Marksheet, Principal's signature, Residential certificate while seeking transfer.
He further pointed out that out of 28 students transferred from Hundred Flowers School, Pangei, only ten students' have been found genuine as per a survey conducted by DESAM.
Likewise, out of 50 students seeking transfer and 14 students from Central School are ineligible.
The students' body also urged the authority concerned to cancel the registration of these students.
At the same time, LC Santosh also pointed out that all the fake documents have been forged by one Huirem Chaoba Singh (54) aka Mantri Chaoba son of H Tombi Singh of Keishamthong Elangbam Leikai.
The DESAM President further alleged that the documents were printed at a computre centre in Babupara while seals/stamps were made at Paona Bazar.
Chaoba is also said to have forged the signature of the concerned principals.
Students were collected by one Thokchom Sunil (36) son of Th Nungshi Devi of Khurai Nandeibam Leikai.
The documents were then verified by one Thoiba, a government teacher under Education Department of Imphal East Zone-II .
All the said individuals involved in the 'racket' were masterminded by Chaoba.
He further alleged that Councillor of Mayang Imphal Ward No 12, A Radhamani and Gram Panchayat of Waiton have issued fake residential certificate for the purpose.
Santosh also urged the concerned Government authority to enquire the matter at the earliest while also appealing the BOSEM to cancel the registration of those students with fake documents before the commencement of the exam.
Further, Santosh said that DESAM would oppose any attempt to make these students take the exam.