In Patna, Bihar, amidst accusations of examination paper leakage within the 2024 Nationwide Eligibility-cum-Entrance Check-Undergraduate (NEET-UG), a Samastipur candidate confessed to receiving the leaked paper from his uncle the day earlier than the Could examination, the police disclosed on Thursday.
Anurag Yadav, aged 22, revealed in his written admission to the Patna police that his uncle, Sikandar Prasad Yadavendu, an engineer stationed at Bihar’s Danapur City Council, beckoned him from Kota, Rajasthan, to Samastipur, Bihar, assuring all preparations had been made for the examination. Yadav’s uncle directed him to return to Samastipur.
Yadav detailed in his assertion to the authorities that he obtained the NEET examination paper and reply sheet on the eve of the Could 5 examination after being taken to Amit Anand and Nitish Kumar by his uncle on the evening of Could 4, 2024. He recounted finding out and memorizing the contents in a single day, together with his examination venue being DY Patil College.
Additional, the NEET aspirant talked about that upon encountering the precise examination paper on the examination day, it was similar to the one supplied by his uncle. “The examination paper I obtained on the examination heart matched the one I studied and memorized on the evening of Could 4. I acknowledge my participation within the wrongdoing,” Anurag admitted.
Patna Police have apprehended a number of people, together with sure examination candidates. Amongst them, 4 have been recognized: Anurag Yadav, a NEET candidate, his uncle Sikandar Yadavendu, and two others – Nitish Kumar and Anand. As per Shahstri Nagar police station, Patna Police have obtained confessional statements from all 4 accused within the NEET examination paper leak case – Anurag Yadav, Nitish Kumar, Amit Anand, and Sikandar Prasad Yadvendu.
These confessions had been procured underneath Part 161 of the CrPC. The NEET-UG 2024 examination befell on Could 5, with outcomes declared on June 4, previous the initially scheduled announcement date of June 14. Protests ensued, alleging irregularities and paper leaks, significantly because the outcomes revealed 67 college students attaining an ideal rating of 720.
Carried out by the Nationwide Testing Company (NTA), the NEET-UG examination facilitates admission to MBBS, BDS, AYUSH, and associated programs in governmental and personal establishments nationwide. College students have petitioned for a re-test, and on June 13, the NTA knowledgeable the Supreme Court docket of its resolution to cancel the scorecards of 1563 candidates who obtained “grace marks” within the NEET-UG 2024 examination. These candidates got the choice to both retake the examination on June 23, with outcomes introduced earlier than June 30, or forego the compensatory marks for the time misplaced.
The apex court docket, on Tuesday, careworn the necessity for thorough investigation into any negligence, even when minimal, within the conduct of the NEET-UG 2024 examination. Justices Vikram Nath and SVN Bhatti of the holiday bench knowledgeable representatives of the Centre and the NTA that any such negligence could be addressed with seriousness.
In the meantime, the Supreme Court docket issued a discover on Thursday relating to a plea filed by the Nationwide Testing Company (NTA) searching for the switch of petitions associated to the NEET-UG 2024 examination from numerous Excessive Courts to the apex court docket. Justice Vikram Nath’s bench additionally halted proceedings in numerous Excessive Courts whereas reiterating that the counseling course of would proceed.
On Thursday, the Nationwide College students’ Union of India (NSUI) staged a protest outdoors the residence of Union Schooling Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in Delhi over NEET and UGC-NET points, ensuing within the swift detention of the protesters by the police.