Latur Police Detain Two More in NEET Paper Leak Case For Manipulating Candidates' Scores

Latur: The Latur police have detained two additional individuals for questioning. This brings the total number of those detained to six, with four individuals already named in the FIR. Moreover, the police have arrested Sanjay Jadhav, who was taken into custody on Monday evening. He is scheduled to be presented in court today. Out of the four individuals named in the FIR, two have been arrested, while the other two remain at large.

According to police sources, the two newly detained individuals were working under the instructions of Jaleel Pathan, a key figure in the investigation.

Police sources revealed that the accused were involved in manipulating students' scores in the NEET exam in exchange for money. The investigation, conducted by the Latur police and the Crime Branch, is focused on understanding how the accused managed to boost students' scores and the operational methods they employed.

In addition, the mobile phones of the detained and arrested individuals have been sent for forensic analysis as part of the ongoing investigation.

Earlier on Sunday, a case was filed against two Maharashtra school teachers for their alleged involvement in the NEET paper leak case. While one accused Jalil Umarkhan Pathan was taken into custody after hours-long questioning by the Nanded Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS), another teacher Sanjay Tukaram Jadhav is on the run. The FIR against the two has been registered in Maharashtra's Latur. They used to teach in Zilla Parishad schools and also run private coaching centres in Latur. The ATS has found some hall tickets and evidence of money transactions in one of the teacher's phones.

Police discovered admit cards and WhatsApp conversations of multiple students on their phones. Both men were frequently communicating with a person in the national capital. The FIR registered by the Maharashtra police also names Gangadhar and Iranna Kongalwar - a trainer at a coaching institute in Nanded. The case has been filed on the charges of cheating and criminal conspiracy. Gangadhar, based in Delhi, helped Sanjay Tukaram Jadhav and Jalil Umarkhan Pathan contact prospective candidates willing to pay a hefty amount for assured success in the exam.