MPSC Paper Leak Arrest  – The Property Cell of the Mumbai Police Crime Branch has arrested six individuals, including three senior Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) officials, for their involvement in leaking the question paper for the Drug Inspector (Group-B) screening examination. The offline examination was conducted on March 22 under the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Department. Following preliminary findings confirming an operational breach, the court remanded all six accused to police custody until September 2.

 MPSC Paper Leak Arrest  – Three Senior MPSC Officials Implicated in Internal Confidentiality Breach

The arrested officials have been identified as MPSC Under Secretary Abhijit Ganpatrao Lendwe and Assistant Section Officers Vishweshwar Dattatraya Nakate and Gopal Bhattu Marathe. Investigators revealed that the suspects breached strict inner-office protocols to access confidential question sets prior to the examination. The insider access allowed them to extract questions, compile duplicate question sheets, and pass them down a chain of private conspirators, including Nandurbar coaching institute director Pravin Dilip Patil.

 MPSC Paper Leak Arrest – Whistleblower Email Exposes Paper Leak After Merit List Publication

The recruitment drive had progressed through initial screening and interview stages, with a provisional merit list of 488 qualified candidates published on July 22. However, complaints were subsequently lodged with MPSC via email alleging that unauthorized candidates received the question paper two days prior to the test. Following a formal request by the Commission, the Mumbai Crime Branch initiated a preliminary probe that confirmed at least one candidate had unfairly benefited from the leaked question set.

MPSC Paper Leak Arrest – Recruitment Process Scrapped as Authorities Mandate Re-Examination:

In response to the gravity of the breach, the MPSC officially cancelled the entire selection process for the Drug Inspector posts to preserve administrative integrity and ensure equal opportunity. The Mumbai Police registered a case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the Maharashtra Prevention of Malpractices at Competitive Examinations Act, and the Prevention of Corruption Act. The Commission announced that a fresh re-examination will be conducted for eligible candidates without charging additional application fees.