Dawn
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16:04 Apr 21, 2026
KARACHI: Special Investigation Unit (SIU) Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Dr Samiullah Soomro said on Tuesday that four suspects who had been involved in leaking matric exams had been arrested. Speaking to Dawn, Soomro said that Karachi Additional Inspector General of Police (IGP) Azad Khan and Commissioner Syed Hasan Naqvi had tasked law enforcement agencies (LEAs) with reducing cheating during the ongoing matriculation exams. He said the agencies identified at least eight WhatsApp groups where conversations involved in leaking exams. He said that acting on a tip-off, the SIU conducted raids in different areas and arrested four suspects, including Mobin Khan, who was a final-year student of cybersecurity. During the investigation, Khan revealed that at least 13 WhatsApp groups were created for this purpose, with each group having 1,000 students, the official said. He added that the suspect charged between Rs800 to Rs1,200 per student and earned Rs250,000 in a short span of time. Khan used a United King...