PATNA, March 24 -- Bihar Police's Economic Offences Unit (EOU) has arrested Praveen Kumar Sinha, alias Dabloo Mukhiya, in connection with the 2024 BPSC Teacher Recruitment Exam (TRE-3) paper leak case, officials said on Monday. The arrest was made in the state capital on Sunday evening. The EOU has so far arrested 293 people in the case. EOU officer said that acting on a tip-off, the EOU received information that Praveen Kumar Sinha alias Dablu Mukhiya, father Arun Kumar, village Konipar, police station Manikpur, district Lakhisarai, the primary accused in this case and an active member of the Sanjeev Mukhiya gang, was about to arrive in Patna. "On the basis of information received, the Special Operations Group (SOG) and special raid team of the unit conducted a raid at Karbighiya, Patna and arrested Dablu Mukhiya," said EOU officer. He said that during interrogation, Praveen revealed that he had joined the Sanjeev Mukhiya gang in 2015-2016 and began assisting them in leaking competitive exam papers. The investigation is going on for the arrest of the remaining accused in the case. An FIR was lodged with EOU police station on March 16, 2024 in connection with the paper leak of BPSC TRE-3.0 examination conducted by Bihar Public Service Commission, is being investigated by the unit under sections 420/467/468/471/120 (B) IPC, 66 IT Act and 3/10 Bihar Examination Conducting Act-1981. In this case, charge sheet has been submitted so far against 293 accused including Sanjeev Mukhiya, the kingpin of the gang that leaked papers in competitive examinations. The case is under investigation for the arrest of the remaining accused in the case. Sanjeev Mukhiya and have the candidates memorized the questions and answers at the Kohinoor Hotel in Hazaribagh. During this time, he travelled to Hazaribagh with approximately 30 candidates in 5-6 Scorpios and had other gang members receive them. A day before the exam, when the police had raided the Kohinoor Hotel in Hazaribagh, he fled to Lakhisarai and was hiding there, fearing arrest. It may be recalled that the EOU arrested Mukhiya from Patna in April 2025. He is currently under judicial custody. Mukhiya, who was posted as a technical assistant in a government college in Nalanda (Bihar), carried a bounty of Rs.3 lakh on his head. According to officials, Mukhiya's gang is spread across Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan. The gang was also behind paper leaks in the Haryana veterinary doctor recruitment exam, Haryana English teachers' recruitment exam and some recruitment exams conducted in UP previously. The BPSC had conducted TRE-3 on March 15, 2024, for primary teachers and middle school teachers in offline mode....