Rohit Pawar alleges MPSC paper leak
MUMBAI, July 28 -- After the NEET-UG and TET exam leaks, NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar on Monday alleged that the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC)'s Drug Inspector Recruitment examination paper too had been compromised. Claiming that the paper setter himself leaked it to Kautilya Academy, a coaching institute in Nandurbar district, the MLA also alleged that despite several candidates complaining to MPSC on July 21, the latter did not respond.
When Hindustan Times contacted MPSC chairman Vivek Bhimanwar, he claimed that they had approached the police. "They will conduct an inquiry and accordingly action will be taken," he said.
Nearly 44,500 candidates appeared for the Drug Inspector Recruitment examination on March 22. Rohit has demanded that an FIR be registered immediately against all the accused and a forensic audit of the evidence be carried out. He met Food and Drug Administration commissioner Tukaram Mundhe in this regard on Monday afternoon.
The MLA said that approximately 90 of the 100 questions in the paper were shared over WhatsApp by Kautilya Academy two days before the exam after charging candidates Rs.12 lakh each. "The messages were later deleted," he said. "However, one of the students forwarded the PDF, which matches with the actual exam paper, to a friend. It has now become crucial evidence." Rohit also displayed screenshots of WhatsApp conversations that allegedly showed the leaked question paper being circulated. "Ten deliberately incorrect questions had been included in the leaked paper to avoid raising suspicions."...
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