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Mumbai Crime Branch’s probe into the alleged MPSC Drug Inspector exam paper leak has revealed a suspected chain involving a confidential set of 294 questions. Police have arrested six people, including three MPSC officials. Investigators allege the questions reached a candidate through intermediaries before the March 22 exam, which was later cancelled by the commission.

Mumbai: The investigation into the alleged paper leak in the Maharashtra Public Service Commission’s (MPSC) Drug Inspector, Group-B examination has revealed an alleged chain involving a confidential set of 294 questions, which was prepared before the examination and subsequently reached a candidate through MPSC officials and other intermediaries.

Six accused arrested in alleged paper leak case

The Mumbai Crime Branch has arrested six people, including three MPSC officials, in connection with the case. The arrested accused have been identified as MPSC Under Secretary Abhijit Ganpatrao Lendwe, Assistant Room (Kaksh) Officer Vishweshwar Dattatray Nakate, MPSC official Gopal Bhattu Marathe, Kaustilya Academy director from Nandurbar Pravin Dilip Patil, Amrut Namdeo Patil, and Lokesh alias Gaurav Rajendra Patil.

According to police sources, MPSC official Vishweshwar Nakate was entrusted with the confidential ‘superset’ of questions prepared by experts for the Drug Inspector examination. Police allege that Nakate typed 294 questions on his laptop, prepared a separate set and returned the original confidential superset to its place. He then took a printout of the 294 questions and allegedly handed it over to Under Secretary Abhijit Lendwe in the MPSC office parking lot.