Militants shoot 'exam cheats'

Separatist rebels in a northeastern Indian state shot and injured at least 10 people who they suspected of helping university students cheat on final exams, police said today.

The guerrillas, who claim the education system in Manipur state is corrupt, might have carried out the shootings in the past four days in an attempt to win support for their campaign to clean up local government, said AK Parashar, the state deputy police chief.