Thane. 29 June

(HS): The three accused in the MAHA-TET paper leakage case have been remanded

to the police custody till July 6, by the Bhiwandi Additional District and

Sessions judge S M Sutar.

The paper

leakage was detected on June 27, a day before the examination was to be

conducted across the state. Two more suspects involved in the inter-state

racket are reportedly absconding.

The Maharashtra

State Examination Council had cancelled TET scheduled for June 28, and

announced that fresh date will be announced soon.

Bhiwandi Police

arrested Rajiv Shripayag Shao, Akashkumar Swaraj Kumar and Dheeraj Balraj Singh

and are searching for two more suspects. Further connections in Bihar and

Haryana is being investigated by the police. The monetary transactions are also

being verified as the deal to hand over the question papers for Rs 1.50 crore

came to light during investigation.

Joint

Commissioner of Police Dr Panjabrao Ugve is in Bhiwandi and guiding the

investigation team.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar