Pune: MBA exam paper leaked on WhatsApp, case registered

According to the complaint, the exam for the first year (first-term) MBA students is being held at the Dr D Y Patil Center for Management and Research in Chikhali under the Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU).

The examination for the ‘Legal Aspect Business’ was scheduled for Friday morning. However, the images of the question paper went viral on WhatsApp while the exam was on. After learning about the incident, the college authorities stopped the examination, which was being taken by as many as 183 students.

Dnyaneshwar Katkar, senior police inspector at Chikhali police station, said, “We suspect someone from among the 183 students or those conducting the exam clicked the images of the question paper and circulated it on WhatsApp.

No arrests have been made so far. Investigation is underway.” Police have registered a case under Section 420 (cheating) of the IPC and relevant sections of the Maharashtra Prevention of Malpractices at University, Board and other Specified Examinations Act, 1982.

Police sub-inspector Vivek Kumatkar is investigating the case.