Shillong, Mar 13 (UNI) Over 100 students appearing for the Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) examinations have been expelled in Meghalaya's West Garo Hills district for using in unfair means during the ongoing examinations.

''We have expelled more than 100 students for using unfair means to qualify the exams,'' state's West Garo district Deputy Commissioner P Sampath Kumar told UNI here over the phone from Tura today.

Mr Kumar said most of the students in the plain belt areas - Rajabala, Phulbari and Tikrikilla were indulging in malpractices while writing their exams.

''We have installed video cameras in some of these examination centres to thwart these illegal means of passing an examination,'' Mr Kumar said, adding that additional police personnel have been pressed in all examination centres located in the plain belt region.

Mr Kumar said he has also issued a stern warning to school managements that such instances would not be tolerated and there is every possibility of such centres being closed down.

Meanwhile, a group of expelled students leading a mob of over 200 people converged on the premises of Selsella Secondary School Examination Centre and physically assaulted a senior Meghalaya Board of Secondary Education official on yesterday.

Mr Kumar said the incident took place shortly after Assistant Director of the Board, Tammy Laloo, expelled 12 students for malpractices during the examination at Selsella School.

Meanwhile, he had condemned the attack on the Board official saying that, ''Students who indulge in such means cannot be pardoned.'' UNI