MPSC Clarifies No Paper Leak After Viral Fraud Call Sends Shockwaves In Pune

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Pune, 31st January 2025:– As the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) prepares for the Maharashtra Group B (Non-Gazetted) Services Combined Preliminary Examination 2024 on 2nd February, a disturbing phone call recording has gone viral, alleging a leak of the exam paper. The recording, in which fraudsters from a consultancy in Nagpur claim to provide the question paper for ₹40 lakh, has sent shockwaves through Pune’s competitive examination community.

The recording, which has circulated widely on social media, features a conversation where a woman from a consultancy offers the student the exam paper in exchange for a hefty payment. She further suggests arranging a meeting on WhatsApp to discuss the transaction. Later, the student receives another call demanding ₹40 lakh and requesting original documents before the question paper is handed over. The recording also contains a man’s voice claiming that the main exam paper would be provided after the payment.

As the conversation escalates, the student inquires, “Are you my friend trying to pull a prank or are you just joking?” To this, the fraudster responds, claiming that he is not a friend and asserts that the candidate has all the information needed to proceed with the deal, urging the student not to tell anyone about the conversation.

The disturbing news of the supposed leak spread quickly, especially among the many students in Pune who have sacrificed years of their lives preparing for competitive exams. Many of them, who live away from their hometowns, have been shaken by the possibility of a compromised exam.

In response to the panic, the MPSC has issued a clarification, assuring the public that no paper leak has occurred. The Commission has reaffirmed that the examination will proceed as scheduled. Despite this, the incident has created unease among the city’s competitive exam aspirants, who are now calling for increased vigilance in the face of fraud attempts.