Police opened fire “to control the crowd of students” at the SLC exam at Harinagar Higher Secondary School at Harinagar VDC in the eastern district of Sunsari Monday morning.

According to reports, a policeman on guard at the exam centre opened fire to control the crowd of students who were trying to enter to the exam centre showing their I-D cards.

At least one student was injured after students ran away hearing the gunshot.

“The situation did not call for police firing just to control the crowd of students,” reports quoted eyewitness as saying.

Meanwhile, the Office of the Controller of Examination (OEC) said the first day of the SLC exam passed peacefully across the country.