Mumbai, Sept. 6 -- Feeling the mounting heat from widespread youth agitation over recurring recruitment scandals, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis met with a high-powered delegation of competitive exam educators and student activists in Mumbai, firmly pledging that anyone found complicit in the recent Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) paper leaks-regardless of their position inside or outside the administrative body-will face exemplary punishment.

The high-stakes meeting comes in the wake of the scandalous leak surrounding the MPSC Drug Inspector recruitment examination, a breach that prompted sharp political backlash and triggered intense protests across the state. A specialised police investigation has already nett...