Case file · TSPSC · surfaced 13 Mar 2023
TSPSC insider leak: confidential-section computers accessed; exams cancelled
Confidence C — based on the press record (archived below). No primary documents on file yet; treat names of agencies, dates and figures as reported, not established.
Two TSPSC insiders — an assistant section officer and an outsourced network administrator — allegedly gained unauthorised access to the confidential section's computers and copied question papers for several recruitment exams, selling them for about Rs 1.63 crore in total. The leak surfaced via a complaint by a TSPSC assistant secretary; a case was registered at Begum Bazar PS and an SIT formed. 49 people were arrested and a preliminary charge sheet was filed on 9 June 2023. Affected exams, including AE/AEE, were cancelled and re-held.
- Examination
- AE/AEE/DAO & other recruitment exams 2022-23
- Conducting body
- Telangana State Public Service Commission (TSPSC)
- Exam date
- 5 Mar 2023
- Leak date (as documented)
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- Surfaced
- 13 Mar 2023
- States
- Telangana
- Candidates affected
- not established
- Leak vector
- Insider (digital)
- Last reviewed
- 11 Jun 2026
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The docket
Every legal action on record, in order. Each row cites its document.
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13 Mar 2023
FIR registered · Begum Bazar PS, Hyderabad
Case on a complaint by a TSPSC assistant secretary; later moved to the Central Crime Station and an SIT.
per: SIT files charge sheet in Telangana paper leak case (Hindustan Times, 10 Jun 2023)
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15 Mar 2023
Arrest · SIT, Hyderabad Police
49 persons arrested over the following weeks; one accused abroad.
per: SIT files charge sheet in Telangana paper leak case (Hindustan Times, 10 Jun 2023)
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9 Jun 2023
Charge sheet filed · Jurisdictional court, Hyderabad
Preliminary charge sheet after CFSL forensics; total transactions around Rs 1.63 crore.
per: SIT files charge sheet in Telangana paper leak case (Hindustan Times, 10 Jun 2023)
What candidates got
| Outcome | Ordered by | Order date | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exam cancelled (full) | TSPSC | 22 Mar 2023 | Affected exams (incl. AE/AEE) cancelled and re-conducted. |
Sources on file
- Tier 2 · reported SIT files charge sheet in Telangana paper leak case — Hindustan Times · 10 Jun 2023 [archived]
- Tier 2 · reported TSPSC paper leak: 49 arrested, money trail traced — The Indian Express · 10 Jun 2023 [archived]
Status log
Every status this register has ever assigned to this case. Append-only.
| 13 Mar 2023 | ALLEGED | Allegations surfaced publicly. |
| 13 Mar 2023 | ALLEGED → FIR_REGISTERED | Case on a complaint by a TSPSC assistant secretary; later moved to the Central Crime Station and an SIT. |
| 15 Mar 2023 | FIR_REGISTERED → ARRESTS_MADE | 49 persons arrested over the following weeks; one accused abroad. |
| 9 Jun 2023 | ARRESTS_MADE → CHARGESHEET_FILED | Preliminary charge sheet after CFSL forensics; total transactions around Rs 1.63 crore. |
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