On Friday, the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) officials arrested a dummy candidate who was appearing for an SSC examination on behalf of a student. The incident came to light when the state board officials nabbed the dummy candidate during the Hindi exams in the morning session.

The case of a dummy appearing for an exam was reported from Seth Jugilal Poddar English Medium High School in Bhiwandi. After the dummy candidate was arrested, an FIR was registered at Narpoli police station against the accused, identified as Sagar Laxmirajan Viajaya Katla (21).