KATHMANDU: A graft case has been filed against 12 persons for leaking exam papers of the Secondary Education Examinations (SEE) in State 2.

The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) filed the case against them following an investigation by the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police.

CIAA filed the case against police constables Dipendra Bahadur Mandal and Bramhadev Sunrait, teacher Manoj Kumar Yadav, Arodh Yadav, Bishnudev Yadav, Rajesh Kumar Yadav, Shrawan Yadav and Indal Yadav.

Names of three others have not been revealed.

The exam papers of science and social studies had leaked in the state prior to examinations.