India, June 27 -- Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has announced a probe into the Maharashtra TET paper leak by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by Thane joint police commissioner Panjabrao Ugale. Three individuals have been arrested in Bhiwandi, in Thane, in the case. On Saturday, Fadnavis also spoke to school education minister Dada Bhuse and state director-general of police, Sadanand Date, in the connection with the matter.

Earlier, deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde said he would push for those behind the incident to be booked under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA), asserting that the Maharashtra government has a "zero tolerance" policy against corruption.

"Paper leaks are not merely irregularities bu...