The Economic Offences Unit (EOU) of the Bihar Police on Friday arrested five more people in connection with the alleged leak of the NEET-UG question paper, bringing the total number of arrests in the case to 18. The latest arrests were made in Jharkhand’s Deoghar, according to a police official who spoke on condition of anonymity.
All five individuals were taken to Patna for further questioning.
Earlier, two people were arrested from Ranchi: Awadesh Kumar and his son Abhishek, a NEET aspirant. In his confession letter,
Sources said that Sikandar, a former contractor who now works as a junior engineer for the Danapur Municipal Council, has significant investments in Jharkhand, including a prominent sports outlet named Infinity owned by his son in Ranchi and a sprawling residence in the city’s Bariatu locality.
The Bihar Police’s Economic Offences Unit (EOU) is preparing to register a disproportionate assets case against Sikandar, sources added.
This development follows the earlier arrest of 13 individuals by Bihar Police, including four NEET-UG candidates and their family members, in connection with the case.
