NEET Paper Leak Case: CBI Arrests Journalist in Hazaribagh, Searches Conducted in Gujarat

New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a journalist in Jharkhand's Hazaribagh and carried out searches at seven locations in Gujarat in connection with the NEET paper leak case. The journalist, identified as Jamaluddin, works for a Hindi newspaper ‘Prabhat Khabar’ and has been accused of assisting the principal and vice-principal of Oasis School, who were arrested on Friday. 

The CBI has been investigating the paper leak case, which has led to the arrest of several individuals, including the principal and vice-principal of Oasis School in Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The principal Dr Ehsanul Haque, was the district coordinator of the NEET-UG in Hazaribag and the vice-principal, Imtiaz Alam was the center superintendent at Oasis School. He was also the NTA’s observer. 

CBI's probe revealed that the paper-leak originated from the Oasis School. The boxes containing questioning papers were kept in banks and had two locks -- a manual lock with a key and a digital one which was unlocked 45 minutes before the examination.  

The CBI has also registered six FIRs in the case and has taken over the investigation in Bihar, Gujarat, and Rajasthan. The searches in Gujarat were conducted at locations in Godhra, Kheda, Ahmedabad, and Anand, and are believed to be related to the suspects involved in the paper leak case. The CBI has not revealed any further details about the searches or the arrests made in the case.