The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday arrested Aman Singh, an alleged co-conspirator in the NEET-UG question paper leak case from Dhanbad in Jharkhand, people familiar with the development said.
He said Singh was a key figure in the paper leak conspiracy in Hazaribagh in Jharkhand and Patna in Bihar, which was allegedly carried out by the Sanjeev Mukhya gang.
This is the sixth arrest of CBI in Patna paper leak case.
Earlier, the federal agency had arrested Ashutosh Kumar and Manish Kumar from Patna. Ehsanul Haq, principal of Oasis School in Hazaribagh and Imtiaz Alam, vice principal of the institution; And Jamaluddin Ansari, a newspaper employee from Hazari Bagh.
Mukhya is absconding.
The federal agency has independently made a total of seven arrests in its NEET-related probe across the country – the seventh arrest was of Dixit Patel, chairman of a school in Godhra, Gujarat, officials said.
The 2024 NEET-UG, conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for admission to MBBS, BDS and other related undergraduate medical courses across India, has been surrounded by allegations ranging from question paper leaks, expensive marking and arbitrary allowances. has happened Grace Marks – issues that have become nationwide flashpoints for political parties, have led thousands of students to protest for weeks.
This year's exam was held on May 5 at 4,750 centers in 571 cities, including 14 abroad, with 2.3 lakh candidates appearing.