Overview
- Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis met a delegation of MPSC aspirants and accepted core demands, including rechecking key mains papers, pausing scheduled interviews and forming a V Radha–led committee to recommend systemic reforms.
- The government has ordered a Special Investigation Team to review exams held over the last two to three years and said the Mumbai Crime Branch's preliminary report on the Food and Drug Administration (Drug Inspector) paper leak will be made public.
- Student leaders and aspirants secured a promise of time‑bound action to begin within eight days, with interviews suspended and targeted rechecks for Group B and Group C exams while the V Radha panel gathers complaints across the state.
- Protests intensified after the death of 28‑year‑old aspirant Prathamesh Deshmukh, whose note and reported Rs 2.5 lakh debt have become a rallying point, and demonstrators also smudged black ink on the MPSC secretary's face, leading to arrests and police cases.
- Political figures pressed for accountability, with calls for MPSC chairman Vivek Bhimanwar to resign and allegations of a large racket voiced by some leaders, while officials propose measures such as public access to answer sheets, grievance cells and standardised interview rules to prevent repeats.