NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar on Monday claimed the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) recruit- ment examination for drug inspectors had suffered a paper leak.
Pawar alleged, “The entire paper may not have been leaked, but the person who set the paper was compromised. The question paper was alleg- edly shared with candidates through WhatsApp and deleted within five minutes. The matter came to light after one of the recipients forwarded the questions to a friend.” Pawar claimed that students had submitted a complaint to the MPSC on July 21 but no action was taken. Instead, they were allegedly threatened with police action, he added. He also questioned how the son and daughter of a deputy tehsildar secured 13th and 16th ranks, respectively, in the examin- ation.
Pawar said he and leaders of his party would visit the MPSC office and also meet Food & Drug Administration chairman Tukaram Mundhe over the issue.
Responding to the allega- tions, Kautilya Academy direc- tor Pravin Patil from Nandurbar denied any wrong- doing. “I have committed no offence. I have never heard of an MPSC paper leak. The stu- dents concerned visited me only for guidance on interview preparation. The WhatsApp chats and recordings are being presented in a misleading manner.” Later in the day, a hand- written statement purportedly by some students went viral claiming that the complaint about the alleged paper leak had been made in jest. Pawar shared the letter on X and raised several questions over its contents. PTI
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