Army paper leak scam: Assam rifle jawan arrested from Nagaland
Nishikant Karlikar | TNN | Nov 3, 2018, 23:52 IST
(Picture used for representational purpose)THANE: An Assam rifle jawan, Dhaklu Patil, who is one of the key accused in Army paper leak scam busted by the crime branch last year has been arrested from Nagaland.
The police said Patil is a serving jawan with the Assam Rifle in Nagaland and was absconding since the crime came to fore. The crime branch transferred him on the orders of magistrate court of Guwahati. This is the 25th arrest in the case.
A police officer said, “During interrogation, it came to light that one of the absconding accused Sagar Patil at Nagpur centre had referred few candidates by Patil.”
Patil was also constantly in contact with an arrested accused who is the owner of Satara-based academy. Also, Patil's father runs a coaching centre in Belgaon, Karnataka, added the officer.
“We have certain leads in the case and he shall be questioned for his role as well,” informed the officer.
The paper leak came to light on last year 2017 February, when the examination was held, and led to the Army countermanding the exam at several centres. Then based on tip to assistant police inspector Ajay Ghosalkar and PSI Vijay Upale that the army recruitment exam papers for the posts of technical and general duty and clerk for 52 centres were available for candidates to peruse through for three hours, all for a price between Rs 2-5 lakh.
The police said Patil is a serving jawan with the Assam Rifle in Nagaland and was absconding since the crime came to fore. The crime branch transferred him on the orders of magistrate court of Guwahati. This is the 25th arrest in the case.
A police officer said, “During interrogation, it came to light that one of the absconding accused Sagar Patil at Nagpur centre had referred few candidates by Patil.”
Patil was also constantly in contact with an arrested accused who is the owner of Satara-based academy. Also, Patil's father runs a coaching centre in Belgaon, Karnataka, added the officer.
“We have certain leads in the case and he shall be questioned for his role as well,” informed the officer.
The paper leak came to light on last year 2017 February, when the examination was held, and led to the Army countermanding the exam at several centres. Then based on tip to assistant police inspector Ajay Ghosalkar and PSI Vijay Upale that the army recruitment exam papers for the posts of technical and general duty and clerk for 52 centres were available for candidates to peruse through for three hours, all for a price between Rs 2-5 lakh.
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