NEET-UG Paper Leak: Probe Reveals Question Papers Provided to 20 Aspirants in Patna Day Before Exam
In a significant development, question papers of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET)-UG were allegedly provided to around 20 aspirants a day before the exam, according to a top official connected with the probe. The revelation comes days after the arrest of 13 people, including four examinees and their parents.
Patna, May 10: In a significant development, question papers of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET)-UG were allegedly provided to around 20 aspirants a day before the exam, according to a top official connected with the probe. The revelation comes days after the arrest of 13 people, including four examinees and their parents.
Candidates from various parts of Bihar were reportedly brought to a rented accommodation at Ramkrishna Nagar in Patna, where they were given the question papers. NEET UG 2024 Paper Leaked? NTA Rejects Reports of NEET-UG Question Paper Leak, Says ‘Every Single Paper Has Been Accounted For’.
TOI reported that the accused, Sikander Yadavendu (56), had rented two to three rooms at a house in Ramkrishna Nagar, where he brought over 20 medical aspirants on May 4. The vehicles used for transportation were later seized. Maharashtra: Case Against Rajasthan Student as Proxy Candidate Appears in NEET Medical Entrance Exam in Navi Mumbai.
Yadavendu, a native of Samastipur district, is said to have provided the aspirants with the question papers and answers. He had rented the rooms at a secluded house, previously a play school before the Covid pandemic, from where the candidates were taken to the exam centres on May 5.
Patna police had received a tip-off about the suspected paper leak a couple of hours before the exam. Yadavendu and his driver Bittu Kumar (38) were arrested from Shastri Nagar police station area, and the aspirants and their parents were held after the exam.
During a raid on Yadavendu’s rented flat, police recovered some burned question papers and arrested three others – Roshan Kumar, Nitish Kumar and Amit Anand – with laptops and cellphones.
The police are verifying the statements and trying to find out the whereabouts of the other aspirants involved in the matter.
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