In a coordinated pre-dawn operation, police in Pune, Nagpur and Panaji have detained 21 people suspected of leaking the question papers of an Army recruitment exam. Incidentally, the detainees include a retired Army officer and a senior paramilitary officer. Apparently, the question paper was being circulated via a cellphone messaging service.

While paper leaks have become an unfortunate but deep-rooted fact in our education system, the exposé has sent shockwaves throughout the defence department as the men in uniform are still perceived to be above any sort of corruption.