NEET-UG: CBI gathers phones, burnt question papers from police; updates
The Economic Offences Unit (EOU) in Bihar provided the CBI with evidence, which included post-dated checks, cellphones, laptops, and a partially burned question paper.
All data pertaining to the purported NEET-UG 2024 paper leak was collected by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday from the Bihar police’s Economic Offences Unit (EOU), which had been in charge of the investigation prior to the CBI taking over.
Large-scale protests were organized by several student organizations in response to claims of irregularities in the NEET exam.
The top 10 updates for the 2024 NEET-UG row are as follows:
1. The following physical evidence was obtained by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) from the Economic Offences Unit (EOU) of the Bihar police: laptops, post-dated checks, reference question papers from the National Testing Agency (NTA), a partially burned question paper found at a Patna residence, mobile phones belonging to the arrested individuals, and laptops.
2. Eighteen people who have been arrested in connection with the case are expected to provide testimonies to a team led by two CBI agents. The primary suspect, Sikandar Yadavendu, as well as his cronies, a few applicants, and their parents are included in this group. In the event that a court grants a transit remand, it is probable that the central agency will bring the accused to Delhi for in-depth questioning.
3. According to CBI officials, it intends to submit formal complaints about evidence deletion. Furthermore, they plan to file disproportionate asset (DA) lawsuits against specific people who are allegedly public servants.
4. The CBI has taken over five cases that originated in Bihar, Gujarat, and Rajasthan in the midst of increased scrutiny surrounding the NEET-UG paper leak. The CBI has currently started legal action on alleged misbehavior, citing IPC sections 420 (cheating) and 120B (criminal conspiracy), among other provisions.
5. Reliable sources state that Yadavendu, the investigation’s principal suspect, has a history of engaging in illicit activity and has served time in jail. Furthermore, there are claims of substantial wealth accumulation that beyond the amount of his actual salary.
6. A large-scale demonstration against alleged corruption in the NEET exams was organized by a number of student organizations, including the Students’ Federation of India (SFI), Tribal Students Union (TSU), Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI), and Tribal Youth Federation (TYF).
7. Students organized rallies on Monday in several locations, displaying signs and chanting in support of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s immediate resignation. They claimed that students who studied hard for their exams were under emotional and psychological stress as a result of this tragedy.
8. Citing concerns raised by recent claims of paper leaks, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee made an appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday to take into consideration doing away with NEET and going back to a system where states administer the exam.
9. Of the 1,563 students, only 813 took the NEET-UG re-exam on Sunday. The original scores of those who did not make it to the retest will be retained, with no bonus points awarded. A reexamination was carried out at seven locations in compliance with an order from the Supreme Court. None of the two qualified candidates showed up in Chandigarh. Out of 602 eligible candidates, 219 took the retest in Chhattisgarh, but only one candidate showed up in Gujarat. 287 of the 494 qualified applicants in Haryana and 234 of the 464 eligible candidates in Meghalaya took the retest.
10. The National Testing Agency (NTA) said in a statement that 63 applicants from different parts of the nation had their candidacies rejected due to irregularities. Thirty applicants from Gujarat’s Godhra centers and seventeen candidates from Bihar have been disqualified for using improper techniques during the NEET exam.
