Haveri; 19 Oct 2019; (UMM): A private college in Karnataka made students wear cardboard boxes during an exam to stop them from cheating. The bizarre incident took place at Bhagat Pre-University College of Haveri district.

The incident came to light when a member of the college management, Sateesh Herur, posted pictures of the students wearing the boxes on his Facebook account.

The incident was confirmed by Deputy Director of Public Instruction Department, SS Piraje.

The college management alleged that students cheated during last year’s exams, disregarding repeated warnings. The management came up with this idea to stop the cheating.

According to News18, the state government has issued a notice to the college and sought an explanation about why the students were made to wear cardboard boxes.

“We have clearly told the management to give a written explanation and if this kind of incident is repeated in the future, the department will cancel the license of the school,” Piraje said.