Mumbai, July 2 -- Thane police have arrested three more accused in the Bhiwandi Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) paper leak case, including an absconding accused who was traced to Jammu, officials said on Thursday.

The arrested have been identified as Kapil Dahiya, Sonu Singh and Mithun Singh.

Police said a Look Out Circular (LOC) had been issued against Dahiya, who was arrested from Jammu, while Sonu Singh and Mithun Singh were apprehended from Patna following sustained technical surveillance.

According to investigators, Sonu Singh and Mithun Singh are close associates of the prime accused, Bijendra Kumar Gupta, who was arrested earlier in the case. Police alleged that the two attended a meeting convened by Gupta in Patna where the paper ...