MPSC Paper Leak Case: Under Secretary Abhijit Lendhve’s Past As Maharashtra Police SID Official Under Probe
Mumbai: Crucial information has emerged about the previous government service record of Under Secretary Abhijit Lendhve, whose name has surfaced as an accused in the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) paper leak case. The investigation has revealed that Lendhve had earlier served with the State Intelligence Department (SID) of the Maharashtra Police. Investigating agencies are now…
Mumbai: Abhijit Lendhve, currently serving as an Under Secretary in the Maharashtra Secretariat, is under investigation in the MPSC paper leak case. The probe has uncovered details of his past service with the Maharashtra Police's State Intelligence Department (SID). Initially appointed as an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI), Lendhve was later attached to the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) for training.
Following his training, he appeared for competitive exams to secure posts as Naib Tehsildar and in the state Secretariat. These aspects of his career have now come under scrutiny in the MPSC case. Lendhve has been named as an accused in the MPSC Group-B Drug Inspector examination paper leak case. Several individuals, including exam candidates and intermediaries, have been arrested as part of the investigation.
The Crime Branch is examining Lendhve's alleged involvement in the paper leak, tracing his connections with other accused, and probing his role in the incident.
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