NEET UG 2024 paper leak case - CBI arrests prime suspect, 2 paper solvers

 

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) investigating the paper leak of the NEET UG 2024 on Saturday arrested the prime suspect and two other MBBS students who allegedly acted as ‘solvers’ in the NEET UG 2024 paper leak case.

 

The NTA conducts the NEET UG for admissions to MBBS, BDS, AYUSH, and other courses related to government and private institutions. This year, the NEET UG 2024 exam took place on May 5 at 4,750 centers in 571 cities, including 14 abroad, with over 23 lakh candidates appearing for the test.

 

This article covers the latest information on the latest NEET UG 2024 updates:

 

• The NEET UG 2024 Exam and Controversies
  

 

• CBI arrests the suspects, two members of ‘solver gang’ in NEET UG 2024 paper leak case.

 

The NEET UG 2024 Exam and Controversies

 

The controversy began with the NEET UG 2024 examination held on May 5. 13,16,268 qualified students are now competing for 1,08,988 MBBS seats in medical colleges nationwide. The results, announced on June 4, were followed by numerous complaints of paper leaks and allegations of widespread malpractice.

 

Due to these alleged paper leaks, the NEET UG 2024 exam has faced significant scrutiny, leading to multiple arrests and a thorough CBI investigation. The Supreme Court has decided to delay the case hearing until July 18, adding to the stress among aspiring students.

 

The petitioners have raised significant concerns about the fairness and transparency of the NEET UG 2024 examination. They argue that awarding over 1,500 students with grace marks has significantly distorted the overall rankings. This has led to widespread discontent among students and parents, who believe that the irregularities and paper leaks have compromised the integrity of the examination.

 

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Latest update on NEET UG 2024 Paper leak Case

 

According to the central probe agency, those arrested today played a significant role in the congression as main actors who allegedly solved the exam papers for money.

The two MBBS students who were arrested today – Kumar Mangalam Bishnoi (2nd year) and Deepender Sharma (1st year) are from a medical school in Rajasthan.

 

The agency believes that they had solved the exam papers stolen by Pankaj Kumar, an engineer, from a National Testing Agency (NTA) trunk in Hazaribagh.

 

The arrested people were part of the solver module in which five MBBS students had already been arrested. According to authorities, the answers were provided to NEET UG aspirants who had utilized the services of this group.

 

Initial investigations showed that the two individuals suspected of leaking the exam paper were in Hazaribagh on May 5, the day the nationwide NEET UG 2024 exam took place.

 

With the recent arrests, the total number of individuals detained by the agency in six cases linked to the alleged exam irregularities has now reached 21.

 

The third individual arrested on Saturday, Sashikant Paswan, also known as Sashi or Pasu, holds a B.Tech (Electrical) degree from the National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur. The agency claims that he was collaborating with Kumar and Rockey, who had been arrested previously and was one of the alleged suspect of the paper leak case.

 

The CBI took over the paper leak case from the Bihar Police. Pankaj Kumar, the individual who stole the paper, and Raju Singh, who assisted him, have already been arrested by the CBI. The agency has also arrested one of the alleged planners, Rockey.

 

Surender Sharma, who helped Pankaj in Hazaribagh, was arrested on Thursday.

 

The central probe agency investigating the alleged irregularities in the medical entrance exam has lodged six FIRs. The FIR from Bihar pertains to paper leaks, while the remaining ones from Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Maharashtra concern impersonation of candidates and cheating.

 

The agency’s own FIR, on a reference from the Union Education Ministry, pertains to a “comprehensive investigation” into the alleged irregularities in the NEET UG 2024.

 

The CBI is investigating the chain of custody of the question papers and has recorded the statements of several persons from exam centers in many States. An in-depth investigation is underway to determine the time of the leak/breach that led to this large-scale crime.

 

With the fresh arrests, they said the total number of people held by the agency in six cases related to the alleged irregularities has now reached 21.

 

In its affidavit, the Union government informed the Supreme Court that there was no evidence of widespread cheating or specific groups of candidates unfairly benefiting from abnormal scores in NEET-UG 2024. The government also told the Court that the Ministry of Education had requested IIT Madras to conduct comprehensive data analytics of the NEET-UG 2024 results.

 

What next for NEET UG 2024 Aspirants?

 

The bench, comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, hears nearly 40 pleas about the alleged irregularities in the NEET UG 2024.

 

The NEET UG 2024 exam paper leak concerns must be taken seriously as the legal proceedings continue. We hope that justice will be served and the integrity of the NEET UG 2024 examination will be maintained, providing a fair and transparent process for all aspiring medical students while we await the court's decision on 18 July 2024 in the “NEET UG 2024 paper leak” case.

 

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