Professor held in Chhattisgarh paper leak case; police personnel say he inserted endoscopic camera in sealed envelope
Five students were also arrested in connection with the leak of an Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya entomology question paper
In Chhattisgarh’s Durg district, a professor and five students face charges related to the leak of an entomology question paper, police announced on August 22, 2026. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime and Cyber) Smruthik Rajanala disclosed that Yogesh Sonkesariya, a 38-year-old professor at Bharti Agriculture College in Durg, allegedly employed an endoscopic camera to photograph the sealed envelope containing the exam papers before distributing them among his associates ahead of the scheduled August 20 examination.
The case also pertains to the leak of another examination, with a date set for August 7. Following the cancellation of the agricultural entomology exam AENT 221 (Pest Management in crops and stored grains-I(Rabi Crops)), which 1,500 students from various colleges affiliated with IGKV were to take, the university reported the leak to authorities.
Sonkesariya reportedly received the sealed envelope containing the question papers on August 17. He then utilized an endoscopic camera through a tiny hole to capture the contents before sealing the opening with glue. Once the exam was cancelled, a police complaint was lodged, alleging that the Agriculture College and Research Centre at Kawardha received the email at 8:41 am, followed by other officials at 8:54 am.
Subsequent to this, investigators traced the leak back to a student in Durg, who facilitated Sonkesariya and the other accused in distributing the leaked question papers.
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