Maharashtra: Revenue Officials Recruitment Exam Question Paper Leaked In Nashik; One Held

An arrest has been made in Nashik following the paper leak of a recruitment exam aimed at selecting revenue officials.

A 28-year-old man has been arrested in paper leak case. (Representative Image.)

A 28-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a paper leak of an online examination for the recruitment of revenue officials in Maharashtra's Nashik city, police said on Friday. Ganesh Shamsing Gusing, the accused, was taken into custody by the police when they discovered him acting suspiciously near the examination center in the Panchavati region of the city on Thursday, PTI quoted an official as saying.

The police confiscated two mobile phones containing photographs of the question paper. It was revealed that he had been assisting exam candidates by utilizing these images during the examination, he said.

They also seized a walkie-talkie set, a SIM card, headphones and a tablet from the accused, he said.

On interrogation, the man confessed that he was helping candidates by providing them answers during the examination, the official said, adding that a case has been registered with Mhasrul police station. 

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