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11 arrested in Maharashtra exam leak, HC flags Punjab pharmacy scam
The Mumbai Crime Branch has arrested four more people, including two candidates, in the MPSC Drug Inspector exam paper leak case, taking total arrests to 11. The accused allegedly accessed questions before…
The Mumbai Crime Branch has arrested four more people, including two candidates, in the MPSC Drug Inspector exam paper leak case, taking total arrests to 11. The accused allegedly accessed questions before the March 22 test and distributed them. The MPSC cancelled the recruitment and will hold a fresh exam.
Separately, the Punjab and Haryana High Court stayed the selection process for 454 pharmacy officer posts after finding prima facie evidence of a live question paper leak on July 19. Justice Sandeep Moudgil noted candidates were charged Rs 3.5-13 lakh for guaranteed passing marks and sought an explanation on why the investigation should not be handed to the CBI.
In Karnataka, probe agencies found nine candidates paid Rs 1.52 crore for leaked KPSC veterinary exam papers. Three of them secured top backlog ranks and six placed in the top 15 of the main category. Former KPSC exam controller Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar and a middleman are arrested, no candidates have been arrested yet.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The Hindustan Times report on the Maharashtra leak sticks to official crime branch and MPSC statements, framing the case as one of procedural action already taken. The Tribune report on the Punjab case is government-critical: it leads with the High Court's explicit finding that the state's claims of no leak are contradicted by the FIR's own second part, and that investigation has been slow across multiple exams since 2022. The Indian Express report on Karnataka is investigative: it details amounts paid, ranks secured, and OMR tampering allegations without defending or attacking the state. The balance shows that while Maharashtra's response appears swift, the Punjab court has put the state's handling under direct judicial scrutiny, and Karnataka's scam reveals systematic corruption reaching a senior IAS officer. The number to watch is whether the Punjab High Court transfers the probe to the CBI.
Coverage: 3 sources, 2 government-critical, 1 neutral
Sources (3): hindustantimes.com (neutral report), tribuneindia.com (government critical), indianexpress.com (government critical)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry.
Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources.
