From Teacher to Paper Leak Kingpin: Maharashtra Police Hunt for Bijendra Gupta
The Maharashtra Police's Special Investigation Team (SIT) is expanding its search across multiple states for Bijendra Gupta, the alleged mastermind of the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) paper leak in Maharashtra. According to investigators, Gupta has a long history of involvement in similar paper leaks in various states and has previously been arrested in a murder case.
Police records show that Gupta has been arrested multiple times but would secure bail and go into hiding, only to reappear in another state under a different identity. The SIT is now coordinating with law enforcement agencies in several states to track him down.
Gupta hails from Samastipur district in Bihar, where he completed his schooling. He is the youngest of four siblings and grew up in a family that runs a grocery shop and a flour mill. After graduating in science from Begusarai, he taught at coaching institutes in Patna before moving to Bhopal, where he continued working as a teacher.
The investigation is ongoing, and authorities have not yet made any arrests in connection with the current case. The TET paper leak affected thousands of aspiring teachers in Maharashtra, and the state government has vowed to bring those responsible to justice.
