Archive · 29 Aug 2026
Crime Branch Expands Probe Into MPSC Drug Inspector Paper Leak
Police are investigating whether questions for an important government examination were shared before the test.
The examination was for the post of Drug Inspector under the Maharashtra Public Service Commission.
Six people have already been arrested.
Police may arrest Rutuja Patil and Mayur Thackeray as the investigation continues.
Investigators say Rutuja may have received questions before the examination and shared them on WhatsApp.
They say 77 of those questions later appeared in the actual test.
Rutuja’s former boyfriend reported the suspected leak to the commission after their relationship ended.
Police are still checking the chats, money claims, and how the questions moved from officials to candidates.
The Mumbai Crime Branch is likely to arrest Rutuja Patil and Mayur Thackeray in the alleged MPSC Drug Inspector paper leak case.
Six accused, including MPSC officials and Kaustilya Academy operator Pravin Patil, were arrested on August 26.
Police are examining WhatsApp chats in which Rutuja allegedly said she paid ₹50 lakh for leaked questions, while investigators suspect her father paid about ₹12 lakh.
Investigators allege that 77 questions received by Rutuja before the examination matched questions in the actual test.
The probe began after Rutuja’s former boyfriend, Gaurav Patil, emailed the MPSC with chat records alleging the paper had been leaked.
- Who
- The Mumbai Crime Branch, the Maharashtra Public Service Commission, Rutuja Patil, Mayur Thackeray, Gaurav Patil, Amrut Patil, Pravin Patil, and several MPSC officials are connected to the investigation.
- What
- A probe is examining the alleged leak and circulation of the MPSC Drug Inspector examination question paper.
- When
- Six arrests were made on August 26; Gaurav Patil reportedly emailed the MPSC in July.
- Where
- The investigation is being conducted in Mumbai and concerns an examination conducted by the Maharashtra Public Service Commission.
- Why
- Police are investigating allegations that confidential questions were obtained, circulated before the examination, and possibly supplied to other candidates.
Investigators’ Allegations
Unresolved Claims
Advance access to questions
Investigators’ Allegations
Police allege that confidential questions were obtained through MPSC officials and intermediaries, then supplied to Rutuja before the examination.
Unresolved Claims
The reported WhatsApp evidence and alleged payment are still being authenticated, and the investigation has not established the claims as proven facts.
Money involved
Investigators’ Allegations
Investigators suspect Amrut Patil paid around ₹12 lakh to obtain questions for his daughter; a chat allegedly states that Rutuja paid ₹50 lakh.
Unresolved Claims
The two reported amounts differ, and police are verifying the authenticity and meaning of the chat and payment allegations.
Extent of circulation
Investigators’ Allegations
The Crime Branch is investigating whether the questions were supplied or sold to other aspirants as part of a wider chain.
Unresolved Claims
The articles do not establish whether any other candidates received the alleged leaked questions.
- Case
- Alleged Maharashtra Public Service Commission Drug Inspector examination paper leak
- Investigating agency
- Mumbai Crime Branch
- Arrests
- Six accused were arrested on the night of August 26
- Likely further arrests
- Rutuja Patil and Mayur Thackeray
- Question overlap
- Police allege that 77 questions supplied before the examination appeared in the actual test
- Money claims under verification
- A WhatsApp chat allegedly mentions ₹50 lakh, while police suspect Amrut Patil spent about ₹12 lakh
- Complaint trigger
- The MPSC lodged a complaint at Cuffe Parade Police Station after receiving the allegations