New Delhi:
A failed love story uncovered the Maharashtra Public Service Fee (MPSC) Drug Inspector paper leak rip-off, with one of many accused alerting the police earlier than being arrested.
Based on the police, candidate Rituja Patil’s father, Amrit Patil, had purchased the query paper from Praveen Patil – a training institute operator from Nandurbar – for his daughter. Investigation confirmed an preliminary transaction of Rs 5 lakh between Praveen and a few MPSC officers, whereas the entire quantity was estimated to be round Rs 12 lakh.
Rituja then shared the query paper along with her now-former boyfriend, Gaurav Patil.
Whereas Rituja was chosen within the March 22 examination, Gaurav failed the take a look at. This induced a struggle between the couple, resulting in a breakup.
Fearing that his girlfriend would transfer on after securing a authorities job, Gaurav filed a criticism concerning the paper leak with the MPSC by way of e mail. He later tried to withdraw his criticism, however an investigation had already begun.
The investigation revealed {that a} new query paper was ready earlier than the examination by illegally eradicating questions from the query financial institution ready by consultants and secretly promoting it.
A case was filed earlier this week in opposition to the accused underneath the Indian Penal Code, the Maharashtra Aggressive Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024, and the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.
Subsequently, six folks have been arrested – Vishweshwar Dattatray Nakate, Assistant Room Officer (ASO), MPSC, Abhijeet Ganpatrao Lendve, Beneath Secretary, MPSC, Gopal Bhattu Marathe, Assistant Room Officer (ASO), MPSC, Praveen Dilip Patil, Director, Kautilya Academy, Nandurbar (Chief Arbitrator), Amrit Namdev Patil, Father of candidate Rituja Patil, and Gaurav Patil – the whistleblower and Rituja’s former boyfriend.
All of the accused have been produced earlier than the courtroom, the place they’ve been remanded to police custody until September 2.
MPSC Cancels Drug Inspector Recruitment Course of
The Maharashtra Public Service Fee has cancelled all the recruitment course of for Drug Inspector, Group-B posts underneath the Meals and Drug Administration Division following the allegations of a question-paper leak.
The offline screening examination was performed on March 22 at six divisional headquarters throughout Maharashtra. The outcomes have been declared on June 12, with 506 candidates qualifying for interviews. Of those, 488 candidates reportedly appeared for interviews performed between July 1 and July 22.
Between July 22 and July 26, MPSC acquired complaints from candidates and public representatives alleging that the examination query paper or questions had been obtained by some candidates two days earlier than the take a look at, and circulated by way of social media and digital platforms.
In view of the findings, the fee determined to cancel the entire recruitment course of somewhat than proceed with the prevailing choice.
The MPSC, nonetheless, has clarified {that a} re-examination can be performed, and that candidates who’ve already utilized won’t must re-apply or pay any further charges.
(With inputs from Ruttik Ganakwar)
