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Case file · NHM-MP · surfaced 10 Feb 2023

MP NHM staff nurse exam — interstate leak ring

Stalled documented status: Arrests made

Confidence B — core facts citable to court or official records; some primary documents not yet on file.

The National Health Mission's contractual staff nurse exam paper leaked on 7 February 2023. Gwalior crime branch busted an interstate ring, arresting eight people in February and three more later; the two persons police described as the main organisers were arrested from Delhi's Rohini area in March after a month-long search.

Examination
NHM MP Contractual Staff Nurse Recruitment 2023
Conducting body
National Health Mission, Madhya Pradesh (NHM-MP)
Exam date
7 Feb 2023
Leak date (as documented)
7 Feb 2023
Surfaced
10 Feb 2023
States
Madhya Pradesh
Candidates affected
~50,000
Leak vector
Insider (digital)
State govt at the time
BJP, Madhya Pradesh
Last reviewed
11 Jun 2026

Stall clock — no docket movement for

1,190

days (3y 95d) · last movement 2023-03-09

Accountability Gap Index

national average 0.97 / 7 · how this is scored →

0 / 7

  • FIR within 30 days
  • Charge sheet within 180 days
  • Any conviction
  • Exam cancelled & fully re-held
  • Fee refund documented
  • Official permanently removed
  • Reform gazette-notified

Each milestone scores one point only when the register holds a document for it. The gap is what the missing points describe.

How it surfaced

Who found it

Police investigation

Gwalior crime branch traced the leaked paper's circulation chain across MP, UP and Delhi.

The docket

Every legal action on record, in order. Each row cites its document.

  1. 15 Feb 2023

    Arrest · Crime Branch, Gwalior

    Gwalior crime branch case (NHM), Feb 2023

    Eight arrested after the interstate ring circulating the staff nurse paper was busted; three more held later.

    per: MP: Gwalior crime branch arrests 2 main accused in NHM contractual staff nurse exam paper leak case (ThePrint/ANI, 10 Mar 2023)

  2. 9 Mar 2023

    Arrest · Crime Branch, Gwalior

    Gwalior crime branch case (NHM), Feb 2023

    Two persons described as the main accused arrested from Rohini, Delhi.

    per: MP: Gwalior crime branch arrests 2 main accused in NHM contractual staff nurse exam paper leak case (ThePrint/ANI, 10 Mar 2023)

Sources on file

Status log

Every status this register has ever assigned to this case. Append-only.

10 Feb 2023 ALLEGED Allegations surfaced publicly.
15 Feb 2023 ALLEGED → ARRESTS_MADE Eight arrested after the interstate ring circulating the staff nurse paper was busted; three more held later.

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The application below is pre-filled from this case file. Add your name and address, then send it to the Public Information Officer of National Health Mission, Madhya Pradesh — online via rtionline.gov.in (central bodies) or your state RTI portal.

To: The Public Information Officer,
National Health Mission, Madhya Pradesh

Subject: Request under the Right to Information Act, 2005 — MP NHM staff nurse exam — interstate leak ring

Under the Right to Information Act 2005, I request the following information:

1. Current status of FIR No. [number] dated [date] concerning the question paper leak in NHM MP Contractual Staff Nurse Recruitment 2023.
2. Whether a charge sheet has been filed in this matter; if yes, its date and the court where it was filed.
3. Names and current postings of all officials suspended in connection with this matter.
4. Whether any suspended official has been reinstated; if yes, the order reference and date.
5. Date and outcome of the last court hearing in this matter.

I am enclosing the application fee of Rs. 10 as required. If this application falls outside your office's purview, kindly transfer it under Section 6(3) of the Act and inform me.

Regards,
[Applicant name]
[Address]
[Date]
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