Attended exam in handcuffs

A 17-year-old Class XII examinee was brought to the examination hall at Dehrion-Sone in handcuffs. which is a clear violation of the Supreme Court directive not to handcuff minor offenders,

Arvind Kumar, a student of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (Aurangabad), was arrested on January 31 in connection with the murder of his classmate and subsequently sent to jail.

He was granted permission to appear for the Class XII examination at Dehri-on-Sone under proper security, In compliance with the court directive, Arvind was brought to the examination centre, but in handcuffs.

Even his pleadings with the police to take off the handcuffs at least during the examination were not heeded.

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Brip