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Maharashtra TET Leak: Two Arrested, All 18 Accused Held
Police are investigating a suspected leak of Maharashtra’s teacher eligibility exam paper.
They say the leak was discovered on June 27, one day before the exam.
Officers seized four sets of papers and later confirmed they matched the real exam paper.
The exam planned for June 28 was postponed.
Police say two workers at a printing press in Agra hid papers in their shoes and carried them out.
The workers were allegedly paid Rs 8,000 each.
Two more suspects, Prakash Misal and Ashok Sav, have now been arrested.
This brings the number of arrested people named in the chargesheet to 18.
Investigators are checking phones, money transfers, and possible buyers to understand how the alleged network worked.
The SIT arrested Prakash Digambar Misal and Ashok Baboolal Sav, taking total arrests to 18.
Police allege two Agra press employees smuggled TET papers out inside shoe insoles for Rs 8,000 each.
The leak was exposed on June 27, when four question-paper sets were seized in Kongaon.
The Maharashtra State Council of Examination confirmed the seized papers matched the scheduled June 28 exam, which was postponed.
A 3,472-page chargesheet names 18 accused and details alleged paper distribution, financial transactions, and buyer networks.
- Who
- Bhiwandi Police and a Special Investigation Team arrested Prakash Digambar Misal and Ashok Baboolal Sav; 18 accused, including alleged mastermind Bijendra Gupta, are named in the chargesheet.
- What
- An alleged Maharashtra Teacher Eligibility Test question-paper leak and distribution network is being investigated.
- Where
- The investigation spans Maharashtra, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, and Delhi, with the papers allegedly removed from a printing press in Agra and seized in Kongaon.
- When
- The racket was exposed on June 27, before the scheduled June 28 examination; the two latest arrests were reported on September 20.
- Why
- Police are investigating how confidential papers were removed, circulated, and allegedly offered for sale, including the suspected money trail and prospective buyers.
Key facts
- Total arrests
- 18 accused named in the chargesheet have been arrested.
- Latest arrests
- Prakash Digambar Misal and Ashok Baboolal Sav.
- Chargesheet
- A 3,472-page chargesheet was filed after an initial investigation reported as lasting 82 days.
- Alleged source
- Mahim Patran Pvt. Ltd., an Agra-based printing press contracted to print the examination material.
- Alleged smuggling method
- Two employees allegedly hid question papers inside shoe insoles and were paid Rs 8,000 each.
- Initial seizure
- Police seized four sets of question papers in a trap operation in Kongaon.
- Evidence under examination
- Police are examining financial transactions, call records, mobile phones, digital devices, and CCTV footage.
Quotes
Bhiwandi Police officer
An officer involved in the Bhiwandi Police investigation
“The two suspects- Sav and Misal- were tracked down through technical intelligence, financial transaction trails, and location logs monitored by the police SIT”
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