Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the "paper leak mafia" and organized gangs will not be spared after India passed a new anti-leak bill [1].

The legislation aims to protect the integrity of the national examination system. By targeting the organized networks that leak papers, the government seeks to ensure that students' futures are not compromised by fraud.

The Rajya Sabha passed the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 [1], on Thursday, July 30 [2]. This approval came one day after the Lok Sabha had already passed the measure [1].

Modi welcomed the legislative milestone in a video shared via Instagram. He said that the government is committed to dismantling the networks that profit from academic dishonesty.

"Paper leak mafia, gangs won't be spared," Modi said [1].

He said that the administration will not spare the mafia playing with the future of children [2]. The Prime Minister linked this legislative action to a broader strategy of educational reform and systemic reliability.

"The Centre is taking continuous steps to build a credible and reliable examination system while protecting students’ future through education reforms," Modi said [3].

The bill targets the growing menace of leak gangs that threaten the credibility of India's examination system [1]. The government intends to use the new legal framework to identify and prosecute those involved in the organized theft and distribution of exam materials before the official test dates.

“"Paper leak mafia, gangs won't be spared."”

The passage of the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, signals a shift toward more aggressive criminalization of academic fraud in India. By explicitly targeting 'mafias' and 'gangs,' the Indian government is moving beyond punishing individual cheating candidates to dismantling the organized crime syndicates that facilitate large-scale leaks, which have historically undermined public trust in competitive civil service and academic exams.