Archive · 26 Aug 2026
MPSC Whistleblower Arrested as Alleged Paper-Leak Mastermind
Police are investigating a leaked test paper for an MPSC Drug Inspector examination.
A man named Lokesh, also known as Gaurav Patil, first claimed he was reporting the leak.
Police now allege that he had arranged to get the paper himself.
They say he obtained it for his girlfriend.
After the couple broke up, he reportedly complained to the MPSC about the leak.
Police arrested six people, including three MPSC employees.
The girlfriend, Rutuja, allegedly received the paper and came seventh in the examination.
She has received a notice from the Crime Branch.
Mumbai Police arrested six people, including three MPSC employees, in the Drug Inspector paper-leak case.
Police allege that Lokesh, also known as Gaurav Patil, obtained the question paper for his girlfriend.
He later approached the MPSC as a whistleblower after the couple broke up, investigators allege.
The girlfriend, Rutuja, allegedly received the paper and ranked seventh in the recruitment examination.
The Crime Branch issued Rutuja a notice while continuing its investigation.
- Who
- Mumbai Police arrested six people, including Lokesh alias Gaurav Patil and three MPSC employees; Rutuja was issued a notice.
- What
- The arrests concern an alleged leak of the MPSC Drug Inspector recruitment examination paper.
- When
- The arrests and notice were reported on Wednesday; the article does not provide a calendar date.
- Where
- The case is being investigated by Mumbai Police’s Crime Branch in Maharashtra.
- Why
- Police allege that the paper was obtained for the accused man’s girlfriend and that he reported the leak after their breakup.
- Case
- MPSC Drug Inspector paper-leak investigation
- Arrests
- Six people
- MPSC employees arrested
- Three
- Alleged mastermind
- Lokesh alias Gaurav Patil, aged 24
- Girlfriend notified
- Rutuja
- Examination result
- Rutuja allegedly secured seventh rank
- Investigating agency
- Mumbai Police Crime Branch