Panaji, Feb 26 : Three of the 18 persons arrested from across Goa and Maharashtra in connection with the army exam paper leak were picked up from a bar in North Goa's Anjuna village, police said on Sunday. The students were found answering the leaked question papers in the early hours of Sunday at a bar. 

 Speaking to reporters late on Sunday, Director General of Police Muktesh Chander said the local police only provided logistical support to the Thane Crime Branch, which conducted the raids. "Three persons were arrested. The students were allowed to go after we collected their details," Chander said.
 
The Thane Crime Branch has so far arrested 18 people across the two states in connection with the Army Recruitment Board exam paper leak for junior positions in the Indian Army. 
 
Over 200 students have also been detained by the Maharashtra Police.The raids followed a tip-off to the Thane police that the paper, for which exam was due to be held on Sunday morning, had been leaked. The raids were conducted in Nashik, Nagpur, Pune and Goa.
 
The recruitment exam has been postponed for now post the leak. The detainees include a retired army officer along with a senior paramilitary officer. The army and police officials have confirmed that the leaked papers tally with the originals set by the recruitment board. The paper was allegedly being leaked through a cell phone messaging service to all the beneficiaries. 

Recruitment was being conducted for the posts of soldiers; general duty, clerk and tradesmen, with education qualifiation ranging from class 8th to 12th. Investigstors are now sure that the leak took place as a result of a nexus between the private academies which prepare students for such exams and some insider trading as was exposed after the present leak where a lance naik was found colluding with a private coaching class owner, along with a BSF jawan who was detained by the police in Goa.