Patna (Bihar) [India], Amid allegations of paper leak in the queue of National Eligibility-Entrance Test-Undergraduate 2024, a candidate from Samastipur admitted that his uncle gave him the leaked question paper, a day before the exam carried out in May of this year, police said Thursday.
Anurag Yadav, 22, in his confession letter to the Patna police, said that his uncle had summoned him from Kota in Rajasthan to Samastipur in Bihar saying that all arrangements had been made for the exam. Yadav's uncle Sikandar Prasad Yadavendu, an engineer posted at Danapur Municipal Council in Bihar (Danapur Nagar Parishad) asked him to return to Samastipur.
In his confession letter to the police, Anurag said that he was given the question paper and answer sheet of NEET exam on the eve of the exam which was held on May 5 and he was made to memorize the answers.
"I returned from Kota and my uncle took me to Amit Anand and Nitish Kumar on the night of May 4, 2024, where they gave me the NEET exam question paper and answer sheet, which I was made to study and memorize overnight. My The examination center was DY Patil school,” he said.
The NEET aspirant further said that when he saw the actual question paper on the day of the exam, it matched the one provided by his uncle.
"The question paper I received at my exam center was the same one I was made to study and memorize on the night of May 4. I accept my involvement in the crime," Anurag said.
The Patna police arrested several people, including some candidates who had taken the NEET exam.
Of them, four have been identified as Anurag Yadav, a NEET candidate, his uncle Sikandar Yadavendu and two others, Nitish Kumar and Anand.
According to Shahstri Nagar police station, Patna police have obtained confessional statements from all four accused in the NEET exam question paper leak case: Anurag Yadav, Nitish Kumar, Amit Anand and Sikandar Prasad Yadvendu.
The confessions were taken under section 161 of the CrPC.
The NEET-UG 2024 exam was conducted on May 5 and the results were declared on June 4, ahead of the scheduled announcement date of June 14. Protests were held alleging irregularities and paper leaks, as the results showed that as many as 67 students had passed the exam with a perfect score of 720.
The NEET-UG exam, conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA), paves the way for admission to MBBS, BDS, AYUSH and other related courses in government and private institutions across the country.
Students have filed petitions in court to retake the exam.
On June 13, the NTA informed the Supreme Court that the score cards of 1,563 candidates who received 'grace marks' in the NEET-UG 2024 exam would be canceled and these candidates would be given the option to reappear for the exam on June 23. June, the results of which will be declared before June 30, or waive the compensatory marks awarded for the loss of time.
The top court on Tuesday emphasized that any negligence, even as small as 0.001 per cent, in the conduct of the NEET-UG 2024 exam would be thoroughly addressed.
A vacation bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and SVN Bhatti told advocates representing the Center and the National Testing Agency (NTA) that any such negligence needs to be addressed seriously.
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court today issued notice on a plea filed by the National Testing Agency (NTA) seeking transfer of petitions related to NEET-UG exam, 2024 from different High Courts to the apex court. A bench headed by Justice Vikram Nath also stayed proceedings before different High Courts. The high court reiterated that it will not stop the counseling process.
Also today, NSUI (National Students' Union of India) held a protest outside Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's residence in Delhi over NEET and UGC-NET issues. The protesters were soon detained by police.
Anurag Yadav, 22, in his confession letter to the Patna police, said that his uncle had summoned him from Kota in Rajasthan to Samastipur in Bihar saying that all arrangements had been made for the exam. Yadav's uncle Sikandar Prasad Yadavendu, an engineer posted at Danapur Municipal Council in Bihar (Danapur Nagar Parishad) asked him to return to Samastipur.
In his confession letter to the police, Anurag said that he was given the question paper and answer sheet of NEET exam on the eve of the exam which was held on May 5 and he was made to memorize the answers.
"I returned from Kota and my uncle took me to Amit Anand and Nitish Kumar on the night of May 4, 2024, where they gave me the NEET exam question paper and answer sheet, which I was made to study and memorize overnight. My The examination center was DY Patil school,” he said.
The NEET aspirant further said that when he saw the actual question paper on the day of the exam, it matched the one provided by his uncle.
"The question paper I received at my exam center was the same one I was made to study and memorize on the night of May 4. I accept my involvement in the crime," Anurag said.
The Patna police arrested several people, including some candidates who had taken the NEET exam.
Of them, four have been identified as Anurag Yadav, a NEET candidate, his uncle Sikandar Yadavendu and two others, Nitish Kumar and Anand.
According to Shahstri Nagar police station, Patna police have obtained confessional statements from all four accused in the NEET exam question paper leak case: Anurag Yadav, Nitish Kumar, Amit Anand and Sikandar Prasad Yadvendu.
The confessions were taken under section 161 of the CrPC.
The NEET-UG 2024 exam was conducted on May 5 and the results were declared on June 4, ahead of the scheduled announcement date of June 14. Protests were held alleging irregularities and paper leaks, as the results showed that as many as 67 students had passed the exam with a perfect score of 720.
The NEET-UG exam, conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA), paves the way for admission to MBBS, BDS, AYUSH and other related courses in government and private institutions across the country.
Students have filed petitions in court to retake the exam.
On June 13, the NTA informed the Supreme Court that the score cards of 1,563 candidates who received 'grace marks' in the NEET-UG 2024 exam would be canceled and these candidates would be given the option to reappear for the exam on June 23. June, the results of which will be declared before June 30, or waive the compensatory marks awarded for the loss of time.
The top court on Tuesday emphasized that any negligence, even as small as 0.001 per cent, in the conduct of the NEET-UG 2024 exam would be thoroughly addressed.
A vacation bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and SVN Bhatti told advocates representing the Center and the National Testing Agency (NTA) that any such negligence needs to be addressed seriously.
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court today issued notice on a plea filed by the National Testing Agency (NTA) seeking transfer of petitions related to NEET-UG exam, 2024 from different High Courts to the apex court. A bench headed by Justice Vikram Nath also stayed proceedings before different High Courts. The high court reiterated that it will not stop the counseling process.
Also today, NSUI (National Students' Union of India) held a protest outside Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's residence in Delhi over NEET and UGC-NET issues. The protesters were soon detained by police.