MPSC paper ‘leak’: Fourth Commission official arrested, total arrests rise to 13
The Special Investigation Team has arrested a fourth official from the Maharashtra Public Service Commission in connection with a question paper leak for a 2026 recruitment exam. This brings the total number of arrests in the ongoing investigation to 13.
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Corruption in public service recruitment undermines trust in government institutions and affects the career prospects of thousands of aspirants.
MPSC paper ‘leak’: Fourth Commission official arrested, total arrests rise to 13 left MPSC aspirants and students during a protest march against alleged irregularities in competitive examinations, in Pune. File PTI PTI https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/s75rj8/article71617760.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/PTI09_07_2026_000324B.jpg - Pune: MPSC aspirants and students during a protest march against alleged irregularities in competitive examinations, in Pune, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026. NCP (SP) MP Supriya Sule and MLA Rohit Pawar also joined the demonstration. (PTI Photo)(PTI09_07_2026_000324B) The accused, identified as Rohit Kolatakke, an assistant section officer with the MPSC, allegedly obtained the confidential question set from Abhijit Lendve, an under-secretary with the commission, who was arrested earlier in the case Mumbai The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the alleged question paper leak in the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) Drug Inspector recruitment examination arrested another commission official from Navi Mumbai on Friday (October 23, 2026) taking the total number of arrests in the case to 13.…
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