Bihar Police arrested five more people, including a woman, from Madhya Pradesh in connection with the investigation into the alleged question paper leak of the Teachers Recruitment Exam (TRE)-3 conducted in March, PTI reported, citing officials.
According to a statement issued by the Economic Offences Unit (EOU) late Saturday, “All five accused are part of a gang… have been arrested in Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh). Transit remand has been obtained for bringing them back to Patna.” The statement added that crucial evidence was seized from their possession, and they are scheduled to appear before a Patna court on Monday.
The Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) had nullified the TRE-3 exam following accusations of paper leak. A new examination date will be announced later.
The TRE-3 exams took place on March 15 at 415 centres, with approximately 3.75 lakh aspirants participating in the test.
On March 16, the EOU filed an FIR under various sections of the IPC.
In a related development, a special team formed by the EOU raided several locations in Hazaribagh (Jharkhand) on March 15 and apprehended 266 people in connection with the alleged paper leak. (AP)