Medical student caught cheating with Bluetooth device surgically implanted in his ear

A medical student of Mahatama Gandhi Memorial Medical College, Indore, has been caught cheating while taking an exam using a Bluetooth device surgically implanted in his ear.

In a high-tech way of cheating, a medical student has been caught cheating using a Bluetooth device that was surgically implanted in his ear. The student was taking his last attempt at the General Medicine exam which he had repeatedly failed since joining the Mahatama Gandhi Memorial Medical College in Indore 11 years back.

He was caught during a surprise check before the examination. The invigilators found a phone hidden in the pocket of his trousers connected to the Bluetooth device but they were not able to find the device until the student admitted that he had got surgically implanted the skin-coloured device.

Also, a second student at the private medical college was found with a small SIM powered phone and a Bluetooth device but this was not surgically implanted and got removed with a pin.

The devices were taken away from both the students and they were given new answer sheets for the exam.

The students are reportedly being investigated by the university examination committee and could face the police charges once the probe is complete said the deputy registrar Rachna Thakur to Hindustan Times.

The Vice-Chancellor of the invigilators, Renu Jain said, "We think these microphones were surgically fitted in the ears of both the students. Cases have been prepared against both the students. A committee of DAVV will take a decision in this regard."

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