The examination papers of Army Recruitment Board were allegedly leaked following which Thane Police’s Crime Branch conducted raids and arrested 18 persons from Maharashtra and Goa.
After confirmation of the paper leak, army recruitment exam for various posts have been cancelled in centres of Pune Zone.
Nearly 250 students have also been taken into custody in connection with the paper leak. The recruitment exam was slated to be held on Sunday across the country.
Following a tip-off about the offence, the Thane city police, with the help of their local counterparts, conducted raids at various places and arrested 18 persons since last night from Nashik, Pune and Nagpur in Maharashtra, and Goa.
The students were allegedly given the exam papers by those who run various coaching classes and some army employees, he said.
The students allegedly were to pay Rs 2 lakh each to the accused for the leaked exam papers, police said.
The raids were carried out following a tip-off and police found some students writing the papers at different places in Thane, they said.
(With inputs from ANI and PTI)
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