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Maharashtra police arrest 16 in TET paper-leak racket

By Drooid · Sep 19, 2026, 10:34 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Maharashtra police arrested 16 suspects after uncovering the TET paper-leak racket on June 27.
The chargesheet lists 18 accused, while Ashok Sav and Prakash Misal remain at large.
Two Agra printing-press employees hid four TET question sets inside shoe insoles and received Rs 8,000 each.
Candidates were allegedly offered Rs 80,000-Rs 1 lakh for papers and asked for marksheets.

History

Historical Context

In 2005, the Indian Institute of Technology Joint Entrance Examination (IIT-JEE) paper-leak scandal erupted, prompting nationwide outrage. The Delhi police uncovered a printing-press network that sold 12 question sets for INR2 lakh each, implicating the Ministry of Human Resource Development and the Central Board of Secondary Education. Similarly, Maharashtra’s June 2024 TET paper-leak case involves Agra press workers hiding exams in shoe insoles and offering INR8,000 bribes to candidates. Both incidents expose systemic vulnerabilities in India’s high-stakes testing, urging the Central Government and state education boards to tighten security protocols and enforce stricter penalties.

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Story summary

Maharashtra police arrested 16 suspects after uncovering the TET paper-leak racket on June 27.
The chargesheet lists 18 accused, while Ashok Sav and Prakash Misal remain at large.
Two Agra printing-press employees hid four TET question sets inside shoe insoles and received Rs 8,000 each.
Candidates were allegedly offered Rs 80,000-Rs 1 lakh for papers and asked for marksheets.

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