Raiganj: A girl who was supposed to appear in the Madhyamik examination that commenced on Monday was found gagged and with the broken right hand in the washroom of her examination centre - a school under Bamangola police station of Malda district.

She was rushed to a local hospital for treatment. Later, she was provided with a writer (a student of lower class) there and she could appear in the exam.

The incident has left the school authorities and parents of other students worried. Police have started an investigation to know what has led to such a situation.

Sources said the girl was a a student of Chatia Ramakrishna High School and was supposed to appear in Madhyamik from Bamangola High School.

Around 11am and onwards, students whose examination centre was Bamangola High School started arriving. The girl, sources said, also reached the school with her classmates.

"We came to know that before the exam that started at 12pm, she had gone to the washroom with two of her friends. She didn't however, return," said a police officer.

Around 12.10pm, a peon of the school was passing close to the washroom when he heard the grumbling of the girl. He informed others and finally, the girl was found lying on the floor, with her face gagged and the right hand fractured.

As she was rescued, the news spread and a section of parents of other examines who were outside resorted to protests and questioned security arrangements at the school. The police rushed to the spot and brought situation under control.

Meanwhile, women civic volunteers were engaged who took the girl to the hospital.

"The girl has been admitted to the rural hospital in Modipukur (located nearby). She has been provided with treatment. We have come to know that her right hand got fractured. That is why a writer was provided to her and she appeared in the examination. We are in touch with the school authorities to obtain more details," said Tapas Das, the district inspector (secondary) of schools of Malda.

A police officer said: "We want to know whether she was attacked by someone and how she got her hand fractured."

Gamiruddin Mian, the teacher-in-charge of Bamangola High School, said the police were probing the incident.

"It is most important for her to appear in the exams. We are equally surprised as to how such an incident happened in the school. Police are probing the case and we believe, things would be clear soon," he said.