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NEET 2022 is in yet another racket as revealed by the CBI. The CBI states that this group of people promised the candidates to provide confirmed seats in exchange of INR 20 Lakhs.
NEET 2022 exams were held on July 17, 2022, across various states in the country and a few cities outside of India. More than 18 lakhs students have registered and appeared for the NEET 2022 exams. NEET exams are held as an entrance test for the medical and dental courses across India. It is also a way to enter the Siddha, Unani, Ayurveda, and Homeopathic courses. Many students in the country try to get seats through these exams, and amidst these, CBI has informed that a multi-state racket was conducted on the exam day.
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This racket was led by one mastermind, Sushil Ranjan, who orchestrated the whole racket. He debuted the paper solvers and accepted the payments. The racket was spread across Haryana, Maharashtra, Bihar, and Uttar Pradesh. The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested eight people already. The racket was laid out promising the candidates confirmed seats in the medical courses. Each candidate had paid INR 20 Lakhs for the seat. Out of which INR 5 Lakhs were given to the Expert Paper Solvers. The rest were divided among the middlemen.
The CBI described the racket as a plot from the Bollywood Blockbuster, “Munnabhai MBBS”. On July 18, 2022, Monday, the CBI arrested six people from Delhi who solved the NEET papers impersonating the candidates. By far, in total eight people have been arrested. Allegedly around 11 people were involved, and the search to find the remaining participants is still going on.
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The CBI has now broadened the search and scope of the investigation by approaching the candidates and the coaching institutions' role in the matter. NTA has ruled out strict rules to avoid such circumstances by banning wallets, jewellery, belts, caps, handbags, shoes, and heels. Yet, these scammers were able to bring the tight security walls by accessing the IDs and Passwords of the candidates and choosing the desired exam center. The racket also managed to tweak the NEET Identity Cards by using morphed photographs for the Paper Solvers to gain access to the exam centres.
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