The main accused in the Maharashtra Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) paper leak case, Bijendra Kumar Baleshwar Shah, has been arrested by Bhiwandi Police in Bihar. He was brought to Pune Airport, from where he will be taken to Bhiwandi. The arrest comes nearly a month after the examination was postponed following the leak of the question paper.
[Note: Source text refers to “the duo” being taken to the DCP’s office, but only one accused is identified in the report flagged above for verification.
The accused was taken to the office of the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Zone-2, in Bhiwandi as part of the ongoing investigation. Police are now probing the alleged network involved in the leak and working to establish how the confidential examination material reached those responsible.
Shah’s arrest takes the total number of people held in the case to 14. Investigators suspect more people could be linked to the alleged racket and continue to examine the role of each accused.
The case came to light after police received information during an investigation in Bhiwandi that certain individuals allegedly had access to details of the TET question paper before the examination was conducted.
Following the disclosure, the Maharashtra State Council of Examination (MSCE) postponed the TET, which was scheduled for June 28. The exam was to be held at 1,028 centres across the state.
The cancellation reportedly affected around six lakh candidates who had been preparing for the examination, triggering criticism from opposition leaders.
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi had earlier attacked the Maharashtra government over the delay in announcing a fresh date for the exam.
“Maharashtra TET paper leaked, exam cancelled. 6 lakh candidates left in limbo. Two weeks have passed, no trace of a new date,” Gandhi said in a post on X.
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He alleged that while students and aspirants were suffering due to the cancellation, those responsible for the leak had not faced consequences. Gandhi demanded a fresh examination schedule, strict action against the accused, and age relaxation for affected candidates.
Police officials said the investigation will continue in order to trace the entire chain behind the alleged leak and identify everyone involved.
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