The Central Bureau of Investigation has detained four undergraduate students of AIIMS Patna in connection with the paper leak and irregularities in the NEET-UG 2024. The doctors are from the 2021 batch, and they have been taken into custody for questioning.
The federal agency has sealed the rooms of the doctors, and their laptops and mobile phones have also been seized.
Pankaj Kumar is a part of the paper leak mafia, and he allegedly stole the NEET-UG question papers with Raju’s help. A special court in Patna on Wednesday sent Pankaj Kumar to 14-day CBI custody, while Raju was remanded to 10-day custody, officials said.
The CBI had arrested nine people in the NEET paper leak case. It also has the custody of 13 other accused, including Rocky alias Rakesh Ranjan, the kingpin in the case, from Bihar.
On July 8, the Supreme Court observed that the sanctity of the NEET-UG 2024 was “breached”. Adding that a re-test may be ordered if the entire process was affected, the bench had sought details from the NTA and the CBI, including the timing and manner of the alleged paper leak. The court also sought information on the number of wrongdoers to understand the extent of the irregularities claimed by the petitioners.
Meanwhile, the Centre and the NTA have both filed additional affidavits in the Supreme Court.
