
This combination created of two photos shows a man showing off a flip-flop with Bluetooth device revealed (left) and a regular-looking flip-flop with concealed bluetooth device in Ajmer. — AFP
NEW DELHI: Ten people have been arrested in India for planning to cheat in fiercely competitive teaching exams using Bluetooth devices concealed in their flip-flops, police said.
Cribbing has long been a problem in India and, for Sunday’s government exams involving 1.6 million students in Rajasthan state, police had permission to snap mobile Internet access while the tests lasted.
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