NEET PAPER LEAK UPDATE:
Uttarakhand Police have approached Vyapam scam whistleblowers in Madhya Pradesh to get deeper into the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) paper-leak case.
Uttarakhand deputy superintendent of police (DSP) Swatantra Singh, who is the investigating officer (IO) of the NEET-2 paper leak case, has contacted Dr Anand Rai for support.
"I got a call from the Uttarakhand Police to help in their investigation ... have asked them to consult MPSTF chief Sudhir Sahi and Rohtak IG Srikant Jhadav on the same, they are the people who took the investigation ahead," said Rai.
"I was surprised to know that Haldwani Police were yet to send mobile phones of paper leak suspects for forensic investigations. This is a case very similar to the paper leak case of MP and needs to be investigated properly," he said.
"There is no chance of paper leak without involvement of someone from inside CBSE. This has to be probed," Dr Rai claims.
Haldwani Police had arrested five people in connection with the paper leak case on July 23, a day before NEET-II. Around 4,500 candidates had appeared for the examination from seven centres in Haldwani.
CBSE, which had rejected the claim of paper leak, had conducted the NEET Phase II examination on July 24.
Police had said that the suspicions of the police were raised when they got the information that around 300 students whose residence was in Bihar, were appearing for the examination in Haldwani.
Rajendra Singh Hyanki, circle officer Haldwani who along with officials of the local intelligence unit played a key role in the operation said that they had received a tip-off about a suspected leak of the medical exam paper almost three days ago following which, teams had been formed drawing on personnel from various police stations in the district.
Following the raid on the resort, police found that two of the three accused, Sanjay Kumar and Ajay Kumar Sinha, were from Shekhpura and Rohtash districts in Bihar respectively while the third, Nishat Ahmed Niyazi, hailed from Delhi. The two others arrested later in the afternoon from Haldwani, Vikas Kumar and Dinesh Prasad, were also from Bihar. The gang is believed to have been active in many North Indian states and is believed to have been involved in the paper leak of many competitive examinations such as Bank PO, SSC as well as exams conducted for entry into the Indian Railways.
According to police officials, the modus operandi adopted by the gang included contacting aspirants and their guardians almost six to twelve months in advance and luring them with the prospect of getting them admission in medical colleges "through the back door." The gang used to charge an estimated amount of Rs 40 to 50 lakh from each student and as per police officials, advance money ranging from Rs five to 20 lakh had already been paid by the guardians of many aspirants.
source: TIMES OF INDIA
Uttarakhand Police have approached Vyapam scam whistleblowers in Madhya Pradesh to get deeper into the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) paper-leak case.
Uttarakhand deputy superintendent of police (DSP) Swatantra Singh, who is the investigating officer (IO) of the NEET-2 paper leak case, has contacted Dr Anand Rai for support.
"I got a call from the Uttarakhand Police to help in their investigation ... have asked them to consult MPSTF chief Sudhir Sahi and Rohtak IG Srikant Jhadav on the same, they are the people who took the investigation ahead," said Rai.
"I was surprised to know that Haldwani Police were yet to send mobile phones of paper leak suspects for forensic investigations. This is a case very similar to the paper leak case of MP and needs to be investigated properly," he said.
"There is no chance of paper leak without involvement of someone from inside CBSE. This has to be probed," Dr Rai claims.
Haldwani Police had arrested five people in connection with the paper leak case on July 23, a day before NEET-II. Around 4,500 candidates had appeared for the examination from seven centres in Haldwani.
CBSE, which had rejected the claim of paper leak, had conducted the NEET Phase II examination on July 24.
Police had said that the suspicions of the police were raised when they got the information that around 300 students whose residence was in Bihar, were appearing for the examination in Haldwani.
Rajendra Singh Hyanki, circle officer Haldwani who along with officials of the local intelligence unit played a key role in the operation said that they had received a tip-off about a suspected leak of the medical exam paper almost three days ago following which, teams had been formed drawing on personnel from various police stations in the district.
Following the raid on the resort, police found that two of the three accused, Sanjay Kumar and Ajay Kumar Sinha, were from Shekhpura and Rohtash districts in Bihar respectively while the third, Nishat Ahmed Niyazi, hailed from Delhi. The two others arrested later in the afternoon from Haldwani, Vikas Kumar and Dinesh Prasad, were also from Bihar. The gang is believed to have been active in many North Indian states and is believed to have been involved in the paper leak of many competitive examinations such as Bank PO, SSC as well as exams conducted for entry into the Indian Railways.
According to police officials, the modus operandi adopted by the gang included contacting aspirants and their guardians almost six to twelve months in advance and luring them with the prospect of getting them admission in medical colleges "through the back door." The gang used to charge an estimated amount of Rs 40 to 50 lakh from each student and as per police officials, advance money ranging from Rs five to 20 lakh had already been paid by the guardians of many aspirants.
source: TIMES OF INDIA
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