Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, February 11 An incident of alleged mass cheating was detected during the HSC or Class 12 English examination paper in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district, Maharashtra, following which a First Information Report (FIR) was registered against 23 individuals, including the invigilators, police said on Wednesday. The incident took place on Tuesday, the first day of the Class 12 exams conducted by the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, at Jaitapur in Kannad taluka, they said. "A case of mass cheating was detected at the Rashtriya Higher Secondary School in Jaitapur, as examinees were found copying from each other's answer sheets. This was also confirmed in the CCTV footage," an official of the Devgaon Rangari police station told PTI. After reviewing the CCTV footage, the vigilance committee initiated action and an FIR was registered against 23 people, including Zilla Parishad teachers who were invigilators, and other members of the team," he said. An official from the education department said that the process to suspend the Zilla Parishad employees allegedly involved in the incident has been initiated. Those employees of the school found involved will also face action, he said. After the malpractice came to light, the entire staff at this exam center was replaced, according to him. The FIR was registered under sections of the Maharashtra Prevention of Malpractices at University, Board and Other Specified Examinations Act, 1982, the police official said.