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The SIT probing the Maharashtra TET-2026 paper leak has arrested three more alleged members of the interstate syndicate, taking the total arrests to seven. The accused were nabbed from Bihar and Jammu as investigators widened the probe into the network's operations, financial transactions and communications. Police expect more arrests as the investigation continues.

Bhiwandi: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the Maharashtra Teacher Eligibility Test (TET)-2026 paper leak has widened its crackdown with the arrest of three more alleged members of the interstate syndicate, taking the total number of arrests in the case to seven. The latest development comes as investigators continue to unravel what is believed to be a well-organised network operating across multiple states.

The three accused Sonu Singh, Mithun Singh, and Kapil Dahiya, were apprehended on Thursday. While Sonu Singh and Mithun Singh were arrested in Patna, Bihar, Kapil Dahiya was taken into custody from Jammu. All three were brought to the office of the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Bhiwandi, where they are being questioned by the SIT.

The investigation has gathered momentum since June 27, when Bhiwandi Police arrested the first three accused—Dheeraj Balraj Singh (28), a resident of Haryana; Rajeev Shaw (45), a resident of Bihar; and Akash Kumar Swaraj Kumar (30), also from Bihar—for their alleged involvement in leaking the TET-2026 question paper ahead of the scheduled examination.

In a significant breakthrough earlier this week, the SIT also arrested Suman Kumari Gupta, wife of the alleged kingpin Bijender Gupta, from Patna. A court subsequently remanded the four accused, including Suman Kumari Gupta, to police custody until July 6 to facilitate further investigation.