India, July 29 -- The University of Mumbai will hand over the investigation into the alleged TYBCom examination paper leak to the Crime Investigation Department (CID). The decision was taken during a meeting of the university's management council on Monday.

On April 15, at least three question papers were found to have leaked before the examinations. The incident led to protests by various student organisations, which demanded an independent inquiry.

Later, during the monsoon session of the state legislature, higher and technical education minister Chandrakant Patil had told the legislative council that the alleged leak would be probed by the CID. However, according to sources, the university management had decided to wait for the repor...