New Delhi, July 24 -- An assistant professor at Shivalik College of Engineering has been arrested for allegedly leaking questions related to a Uttarakhand Technical University (UTU) semester examination, with the state government reiterating its zero-tolerance policy against examination malpractice.

The arrest was made by Dehradun Police following an investigation into the alleged leak of questions linked to the UTU semester examination conducted on July 8, a statement from the state government said. The case was registered at Prem Nagar police station on a complaint filed by UTU Controller of Examinations Dr Vinay Kumar Patel.

According to the complaint, assistant professor Ashish Kumar Gupta allegedly shared important examination ques...