Organised copying in UP board exams

March 9, Firozabad: Akash, 17, son of an autorickshaw driver, set himself on fire. His family had been unable to raise an extra Rs 3,000 that his school principal had allegedly demanded to let him copy answers during his Class X Board examination. His parents had reportedly paid Rs 4,000, but that wasn’t enough. Akash died the next day. March 10, Kaushambi: Akshay Sonkar, 18, son of a farmer, had allegedly paid his principal Rs 2,000 to let him copy in his Class XII Boards.

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