UP TET paper leak: Shamli man held for buying, selling of question paper

UP STF used ground intelligence along with mobile surveillance data of the suspects to nab the accused involved in the incident

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) on Friday arrested a man from Shamli district of Western Uttar Pradesh, in connection with the UP TET (Teacher Eligibility Test) paper leak case, the STF officials said.

So far, total 35 people had been arrested in UP TET paper leak case, say police. (File photo)

So far, total 35 people had been arrested in this case, they added.

Confirming the arrest, additional director general (ADG) of STF, Amitabh Yash said, “Our team arrested Vikas Pawar, one of the masterminds behind the UP TET paper leak. Pawar was one of the persons who received a copy of the question paper a day before the TET exam and circulated it. Pawar is a native of Shamli.”

Question paper of UP TET exam, scheduled to be held on November 28, was leaked hours before the examination. The state government cancelled the paper and handed over the case to the STF to investigate the matter.

The STF used ground intelligence along with mobile surveillance data of the suspects to nab the accused involved in the incident.

“When Pawar came to know about the paper leak, he destroyed the copies of the obtained question paper and kept a low profile. We learned from intelligence sources that he is planning to leave Shamli. Our team acted on the intelligence and arrested him,” said the officer.

Pawar told the STF that he brought the copies of the question paper for ₹10 lakh from one of the accused and sold them to another person for extra money. The STF officials also recovered some copies of the question paper from Pawar’s house.