The Mumbai Crime Branch recently traced the origin of the HSC maths question paper leak to Ahmednagar, eventually arresting five—a college principal, two teachers, a member of the college administration and a driver. The police found that the accused got the paper an hour before the exam and sold it for Rs 10,000 to numerous buyers.

According to a report, officials found that the paper was circulated to hundreds of students who received it on their devices and made payments to certain numbers.