Army Major arrested from Tamil Nadu in recruitment exam paper leak case

On Monday, Major Thiru Murugan was produced before a Pune court, which remanded him to police custody for eight days.

A 45-year-old serving officer of Major rank has been arrested from Tamil Nadu's Wellington by the Pune police in connection with the recent Army recruitment exam paper leak case. On Monday, Major Thiru Murugan was produced before a Pune court, which remanded him to police custody for eight days. Murugan's name cropped up in the case during the interrogation of the seven other accused who were arrested last week. So far, 10 people have been arrested in the case. Police said that Major Murugan had sent the paper from his phone to another accused in the case. During the hearing before the court of Additional Sessions Judge SR Navandar, public prosecutor Prem Kumar Agrawal said Major Murugan's custodial remand was required for further interrogation.