Ranchi, Aug. 11 -- In a breakthrough, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) investigating the 2022 Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC) Junior Engineer (Diploma) paper leak case has arrested the absconding director of the exam-conducting agency from Mumbai, police said.

The suspect, identified as Arun Kumar, director of the New Delhi-based agency Bynsis Technology Pvt Ltd and a resident of Nalanda district, Bihar, was arrested and sent to judicial custody on August 10.

The JSSC had conducted the competitive examination for 1,279 Junior Engineer positions on July 3, 2022. However, news of the paper leak surfaced on the day of the exam after answer keys were leaked and circulated online before the start of the first shift. Recognisi...