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Bhiwandi TET Paper Leak: Last Two Arrested Accused Sent To Judicial Custody; Masterminds Still Absconding
24htopnews | July 14, 2026 11:09 AM CST

A Bhiwandi court remanded the last two arrested accused in the Maharashtra TET paper leak case to judicial custody on Monday. With this, all 12 arrested suspects are now in judicial custody, while the SIT continues efforts to trace the two absconding alleged masterminds behind the examination fraud.

Bhiwandi: The last two accused who were in police custody in connection with the Maharashtra Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) paper leak case were remanded to judicial custody by a Bhiwandi court on Monday, marking another significant development in the high-profile investigation. With this, all 12 accused arrested so far have now been sent to judicial custody. However, the alleged masterminds of the racket, Bijendra Gupta and Sonu Kumar Diwakar, continue to evade arrest.

Accused Identified

The accused remanded on Monday have been identified as Pawan Kumar Ashok Kumar Yadav (40), a resident of New Delhi, and Hariom Richhpal Singh Pannu (28), a resident of Hisar, Haryana. The duo was arrested last Thursday by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the paper leak case.

Following their arrest, the Bhiwandi court had granted the police five days of custody for interrogation. The custody period ended on Monday, after which both accused were produced before the court of Judicial Magistrate S.S. Ghodke.


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