CBI Detains Two From Bihar In The NEET-UG Paper Leak Case (Photo @DrJyoti_S_PATEL)
As the investigation is going on in the alleged rigging of the NEET-UG examination and the question paper leak, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today arrested two persons from Patna, Bihar. The detained were identified as Manish Kumar and Ashutosh.
This is the first arrest of the central agency entrusted with probing the NEET-UG exam paper leak case, which sparked nationwide controversy following the declaration of the result on June 4. The exam was held in May this year.
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One of the arrested, Manish Kumar, allegedly helped the students by arranging transportation at an empty school, where the students were given the leaked papers and made to memorise them. The second person, Ashutosh, is suspected to have provided lodging facilities to students in his house, NDTV reported citing CBI.
The duo were called for interrogation on Thursday by the central agency, and after the questioning, they were arrested.
After the government handed over the probe to the CBI, it had registered six FIRs in the NEET paper leak case. Notably, before the CBI takeover of the case, the police had nabbed some people in connection with the paper leak from Bihar, Maharashtra and Delhi. Some of them included candidates who confessed that they received the question paper a day before the exam.
The controversy related to the examination intensified following some revelations and the confessions of the aspirants.
The president’s address in parliament also mentioned the controversy, declaring strict punishment for responsible people and urging for increased transparency.
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The Supreme Court, while hearing a petition related to the case today, issued a notice to the National Testing Agency (NTA) asking it to respond by July 8. The top court has also scheduled a hearing of the case on July 8.
