The Pune police told the court of Additional Sessions Judge SR Nawandar that Major T. Murugan, who was arrested from Tamil Nadu, sent a question paper to the other accused.
A 47-year-old military officer arrested in Pune for leaking recruitment exam papers was sent to police custody till 15 March on Monday.
The Pune police told the court of Additional Sessions Judge SR Nawandar that Major T. Murugan, who was arrested from Tamil Nadu, sent a question paper to the other accused.
Public prosecutor Premkumar Aggarwal told the court that Murugan had sent the leaked question paper to other accused through WhatsApp, and the police needed to know where they got the examination paper from.
Mr Aggarwal said that the accused had deleted the mobile phone chat which had to be retrieved, and an investigation was needed to ascertain the financial transactions and further links.
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Defense counsel Eddie Lonandkar opposed the plea and told the court that the accused’s phone had already been confiscated and, therefore, there was no need for police custody.
By sending Murugan to police custody till March 15, Judge Nawandar said that the accused is a key figure in the conspiracy to leak the paper.
“Due to the illegal activities, the entire recruitment process was stopped and the examination was postponed. The judge said that due to the seriousness of the crime, a thorough investigation is required and this requires adequate police custody.
The police have implemented the relevant sections of the IPC as well as the Prevention of Corruption Act. Six people have been arrested so far, including three military personnel, for the February 28 leak.
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