In Medical Examination NEET Rigging Rip-off, Seats Bought For Rs 20 Lakh: CBI Sources

In Medical Examination NEET Rigging Rip-off, Seats Bought For Rs 20 Lakh: CBI Sources [ad_1]

New Delhi:

A multi-state racket providing "confirmed" seats in medical programs have been detected with the arrest of eight individuals by the Central Bureau of Investigation yesterday. The dishonest operation – unfold throughout Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Haryana -- labored in the way in which confirmed in Bollywood blockbuster "Munnabhai MBBS".  Professional paper solvers impersonated college students and wrote reply sheets in alternate of giant sums.

Every seat value Rs 20 lakh, of which 5 lakh was given to the one who impersonated the coed and solves the NEET (the Nationwide Eligibility cum Entrance Take a look at) query paper, mentioned sources within the company. The remaining is shared by the middlemen and others.

On Monday, the company made the arrests from Delhi -- six of the eight solved NEET papers, sources mentioned. The mastermind is one Sushil Ranjan from Safdarjung, who deputed "paper solvers" and accepted funds. Eleven individuals have been named within the case and the hunt is on for the remainder.

To broaden the scope of the investigation, the company will now converse to candidates. The position of teaching establishments on this may even come beneath the scanner, officers mentioned.

To cease dishonest, the authorities have tightened safety checks for NEET, the place wallets, purses, belts, caps, jewelry, sneakers and heels are banned within the examination corridor. Candidates are additionally not allowed to hold any stationery.

However this racket managed to tweak NEET ID playing cards utilizing morphed pictures so paper solvers may acquire entrance within the examination corridor. The accused additionally collected consumer IDs and passwords of the candidates and made crucial modifications to get the specified examination centres.

The NEET undergraduate examination – held on July 17 – is supposed for admission to medical and dental programs. It additionally the gateway for Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homeopathic drugs and nursing programs.

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