Maharashtra TET paper leak mastermind arrested from Bihar

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New-Delhi: The main accused in the Maharashtra TET paper leak case Bijendra Kumar Gupta has been arrested from Bihar by Bhiwandi Police.

The main accused, identified as Bijendra Kumar Baleshwar Shah, along with his associate Indrajeet Singh alias Piku, was brought to Bhiwandi after being arrested by the Bhiwandi Police in Patna.

Both accused were taken to the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Zone-2 office in Bhiwandi, where they are being interrogated as part of the ongoing investigation.

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According to the police, Bijendra Kumar had been absconding for nearly a month before his arrest. With these latest arrests, the total number of accused apprehended in connection with the TET paper leak case has risen to 14. Police added that the investigation is now focused on unearthing the entire paper leak network and identifying the roles of other individuals involved in the racket.

The Maharashtra State Council of Examination (MSCE) had postponed the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET), which was scheduled for June 28 across the state, after an alleged question paper leak surfaced during a police investigation in Bhiwandi. According to the Council, the examination was scheduled to be held across 1,028 centres in Maharashtra.

In its public notice, the MSCE stated that despite implementing security measures following irregularities reported during the NEET examination, confidential information received early on Saturday indicated that certain individuals in Bhiwandi were allegedly in possession of information related to the TET question paper.

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