Nw Desk CBI arrests the mastermind behind the NEET-UG paper leak case in Hazaribagh-Patna.
Reports suggest that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested the mastermind behind the NEET-UG paper leak case in Hazaribagh-Patna. The accused, Rakesh Ranjan, alias Rocky, was traced using advanced technology from Dhanbad in Jharkhand. He was produced in CBI court and sent to the agency’s custody for ten days.
The mastermind of the NEET-UG paper leak case in Hazaribagh-Patna was arrested.
CBI arrests Rakesh Ranjan, alias Rocky, tracing him with the help of advanced technology from Jharkhand’s Dhanbad. Searches for him were carried out at four locations in Patna and West Bengal, and he was nabbed in Jharkhand. The accused is reportedly related to the mastermind, Sanjeev Mukhia.
Supreme Court’s new date for hearing.
On Thursday, July 11, the Supreme Court, in its commitment to a fair trial, postponed the NEET-UG 2024 case’s hearing due to a few parties not receiving the latest affidavits from the Center and the National Testing Agency (NTA). The new date for SC’s hearing is July 18, extending the deliberation on petitions requesting a re-conduct of NEET-UG 2024, due to alleged misconduct and paper leaks.
CBI’s work in nabbing the mastermind.
Earlier this week, the CBI, in a display of thoroughness, conducted extensive searches across 15 locations in Bihar and Jharkhand, collecting evidence related to the case. Previously, they had arrested the principal and vice-principal of Oasis School in Hazaribagh, Jharkhand, along with two others who allegedly provided premises to NEET candidates, where burnt question papers were found by Bihar police. So far, they have filed six FIRs in connection with the alleged irregularities in the medical entrance exam. One FIR is for paper leaks in Bihar and the others are from Gujarat, Rajasthan and Maharashtra, involving candidate impersonation and cheating.
CBI arrests the alleged NEET-UG 2024 mastermind