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Updated 21 June 2024 at 23:08 IST

Big Revelation in NEET Scam: Paper Leaked from Center in Hazaribagh, Jharkhand

Bihar Police have arrested the suspected paper setters, parents of the arrested NEET candidates, driver and aides of the setters.

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Bihar: The NEET question paper was leaked from a center in Hazaribagh, Jharkhand, revealed Republic probe team revealed. 

This information has come to light on the basis of the booklet that printed the burnt question paper recovered in Patna.

Bihar Police have made a total of 13 arrests in connection with the NEET paper leak case. The arrests were followed by an intensive investigation launched by Bihar Police after allegations surfaced regarding the leak of NEET examination papers. The case gained momentum with confessions made by Anurag Yadav, one of the NEET candidates, who accepted that the leaked papers matched the actual question paper and were used by them. 

Bihar Police had already arrested and interrogated 4 NEET candidates namely, Anurag Yadav, Ayush Kumar, Abhishek Kumar and Shivnandan Kumar who were benefited by the leaked papers. Following the confessions and leads given by them, police have arrested the suspected paper setters, parents of the arrested NEET candidates, driver and aides of the setters.

Among those arrested are key figures allegedly involved in the conspiracy:

1. Sikandar Prasad Yadavendu - Suspected paper setter.
2. Bittu Kumar - Driver reportedly linked to the logistics of the leak.
3. Akhilesh Kumar - Father of NEET candidate Ayush Kumar.
4. Ayush Kumar - NEET candidate.
5. Nitish Kumar - Alleged paper setter.
6. Amit Anand - Accused paper setter.
7. Raushan Kumar - Assistant to Amit Anand.
8. Abhishek Kumar - NEET candidate implicated in the case.
9. Avadhesh Kumar - Father of Abhishek Kumar.
10. Anurag Yadav - NEET candidate under investigation.
11. Reeni Kumari - Mother of Anurag Yadav.
12. Ashutosh Kumar - Associate linked to Amit Anand.
13. Shivnandan Kumar - NEET candidate arrested in connection with the case.

The NEET paper leak scandal in Bihar has raised serious concerns about the security and fairness of the examination process. Reports suggest that the leaked papers were circulated through a network involving setters, candidates, and facilitators, compromising the merit-based selection system intended by the exam.

Anurag Yadav's confessions have shed light on the modus operandi used to leak the papers and manipulate the examination system. His revelations are expected to aid further investigations into the depth of the conspiracy and identify additional suspects involved in the unlawful activity.

Published 21 June 2024 at 15:09 IST