New Delhi: Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party president Sanjay Kumar was reportedly arrested late on Tuesday night on allegations that he was involved in the SSC Hindi exam paper leak. The exam had been held on Monday at 9:30 am, and by 10 am, according to the Indian Express, photos of the questions were circulating on WhatsApp.The leak reportedly began in the Warangal district and then spread to the rest of the state. Warangal Police Commissioner A.V. Ranganath told the Indian Express that the question paper cannot be considered leaked “if it was out before the start of the exam”. “In this case, the photos of the question paper started doing the rounds on social media half an hour after the exam started,” he said.The leak, according to Ranganath, began in Kamalapur, Hanamkonda. “A minor boy climbed a tree and gained access to a classroom on the first floor where the exam was going on. He asked one student to show the question paper and took photos which he sent to his friend who forwarded them to a WhatsApp group. An employee of the Kakatiya Medical College (KMC) forwarded it to a former journalist P. Prashanth who forwarded it to a journalists’ group. Prashanth also forwarded photos of the question paper to Bandi Sanjay,” the police commissioner said.Prashanth too has been arrested. The former KMC employee is reportedly absconding.Late on Tuesday night, Sanjay shared videos of a scuffle with the police during his arrest, with his supporters trying to prevent the police from taking Sanjay. “Fear is real in BRS.! First they stop me from conducting press meet & now arrest me late in night. My only mistake is to Question BRS govt on its wrong doings. Do not stop questioning BRS even if I am jailed. Jai Sri Ram ! Bharat Mata ki Jai ! Jai Telangana !” he tweeted.pic.twitter.com/zcZxVkZ6qk— Bandi Sanjay Kumar (@bandisanjay_bjp) April 4, 2023Sanjay was taken to the Bommala Ramaram police station in Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district, according to ANI. BJP workers held a protest outside the police station.Telangana | BJP leaders protest outside Bommala Ramaram police station in Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district where state BJP president & MP Bandi Sanjay is detained by police pic.twitter.com/jxLhF4O1un— ANI (@ANI) April 5, 2023BJP Telangana general secretary Premender Reddy told ANI that the Bharat Rashtra Samithi government was attempting to disrupt Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s planned visit to Telangana on Saturday. “They should have initiated any legal process in the morning…What was the need for this action against a Member of Parliament at midnight? What are the crime and case? They are not telling us anything,” Reddy said, adding that the BJP will continue to protest the arrest.
