Maharashtra TET paper leak main accused Bijendra Gupta arrested from Bihar
Bhiwandi Police have arrested Bijendra Kumar Gupta, the alleged mastermind behind the Maharashtra Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) paper leak case. Gupta was apprehended in Bihar following the earlier arrest of three printing press employees involved in the conspiracy.
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The arrest marks a significant breakthrough in a major educational fraud case that compromised the integrity of teacher recruitment in India.
The main accused in the Maharashtra Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) paper leak case, Bijendra Kumar Gupta, has been arrested from Bihar by the Bhiwandi Police.According to the police, Gupta has been brought to Pune Airport and will be taken to Bhiwandi for further legal proceedings, ANI reported.Also Read | 3 printing press staff held in TET paper leakSeveral others arrested earlierOn July 5, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the Maharashtra TET-2026 paper leak arrested three employees of an Agra-based printing press for allegedly leaking the examination paper during the printing process, taking the total number of arrests in the case to 10, HT earlier reported.Gupta had remained absconding at the time.The accused have been identified as Nareshkumar Puranchand Mahore (35), Sanjaykumar Sureshchandra Chandra (44), and Babulal Narayansingh Kushwaha (45).
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