An examination centre chief superintendent and department officer were suspended, and an invigilator was relieved in the Nalgonda district as the Class X question paper was circulated on WhatsApp on Friday the first day of the SSC Public Exams.

According to a senior official, the question paper was photographed and circulated on WhatsApp during the final stage of the examination.

“With new security measures – QR code and security number – in place on the question paper, we could easily identify the centre from where the paper was sent out via WhatsApp.