Pune health dept recruitment exam paper leak: Pune police arrest key conspirator held from Jalna

New Delhi, December 3

The Pune Police held one more person in connection with the alleged leaking of the question paper for the Maharashtra State Health Department’s Grade C and D recruitment examination.

The police has identified the accused as Arun Dagadu Gaikwad (31) from Ambad in Jalna district. The police have found out that Gaikwad is the main conspirator behind the paper leak. 

The police had earlier arrested Vijay Prahlad Murhade from Jalna district who the first arrest in the paper leak case. 

According to the police, Gaikwad received the leaked paper on his Instagram account from wanted accused Baban Mundhe on October 31. Gaikwad who is in police custody is being interrogated to know how he procured the leaked paper from Mundhe. 

Smita Koregaonkar, CEO of the health department the FIR at the cyberceime police station in Pune.  

As per the FIR, answers for 92 out of the 100 questions in the examination paper were leaked and circulated on social media, thereby cheating the government and the students. The police booked the accused persons under Sections 406, 420 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code, and Sections of the Maharashtra Prevention of Malpractices at University, Board and Other Specified Examinations Act, 1982.

The written examination for recruitment for Maharashtra State Health Department’s Grade C and D positions was held at various centres on October 31, 2021, between 2 pm and 4 pm. But, the examination paper was leaked and circulated that morning around 8.30 am, officials added. 

The police have now launched the hunt to trace the wanted criminal Mundhe.