In the latest NEET UG 2024 paper leak case, three doctors of AIIMS Patna have been detained by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for questioning after it was alleged that they were linked to the “paper solving” gang.
The arrest of the three AIIMS Patna doctors comes hours ahead of the Supreme Court hearing the pleas linked to the controversy-ridden medical entrance examination.
NEET paper leak: Why 3 AIIMS doctors have been arrested?
The three AIIMS doctors have been taken into the custody by the CBI are allegedly a part of the paper solver gang, sources told News18.
The CBI has seized their phones and laptops and their rooms have been sealed. They will now be quizzed by the agency.
NEET UG 2024 paper stealer arrested
On July 17, the CBI arrested two more people – Pankaj Kumar and Raju Singh – for allegedly stealing the NEET UG 2024 paper from the National Testing Agency’s (NTA) trunk in Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh.
Pankaj Kumar, alias Aditya, a 2017-batch civil engineer from the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Jamshedpur, was arrested from Bihar’s Patna. He is a part of the paper leak mafia, and he allegedly stole the NEET-UG question papers with the help of Raju.
Cops arrested Raju from Hazaribagh.
A special court in Patna has sent Pankaj Kumar to 14-day CBI custody, while Raju was remanded to 10-day custody.
Reports said there were discrepancies in the trunk in which NEET UG 2024 papers had arrived at Hazaribagh’s Oasis School.
The Supreme Court on Thursday is hearing a batch of petitions linked to NEET UG 2024. Some petitions have also sought cancellation of the examination, re-test and probe into alleged malpractices in the conduct of the medical entrance exam.
A bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra would hear over 40 petitions in connection with the NEET-UG row.
With inputs from agencies
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NEET-UG 2024 paper leak: 3 AIIMS Patna doctors part of ‘paper solver gang’ detained
