NEW DELHI: The CBI on Thursday said it has filed its first chargesheet in the NEET-UG examination paper leak case naming 13 people as accused.
The chargesheet lists that the accused were allegedly involved in the paper leak and other irregularities.
A total of 13 accused persons have been named in the chargesheet: Nitish Kumar, Amit Anand, Sikander Yadvendu, Ashutosh Kumar-1, Roshan Kumar, Manish Prakash, Ashutosh Kumar-2, Akhilesh Kumar, Avdesh Kumar, Anurag Yadav, Abhishek Kumar, Shivnandan Kumar and Ayush Raj.
The agency said it has utilised advanced forensic techniques, Artificial Intelligence technology, CCTV footages, tower location analysis, etc. to gather evidence against the accused.
The CBI has so far arrested 40 accused in the case, including 15 arrested by Bihar Police. The agency has also conducted searches at 58 locations.
The central probe agency, which is investigating the alleged irregularities in the medical entrance exam, has lodged six FIRs.
The FIR from Bihar pertains to paper leak while the remaining ones from Gujarat, Rajasthan and Maharashtra are regarding impersonation of candidates and cheating.
The agency’s own FIR on a reference from the Union education ministry pertains to a “comprehensive investigation” into the alleged irregularities in the NEET-UG 2024.
The NEET-UG is conducted by the NTA for admissions to MBBS, BDS, AYUSH and other related courses in government and private institutions.
This year, the exam was conducted on May 5 at 4,750 centres in 571 cities, including 14 abroad. More than 23 lakh candidates appeared for the test.
The chargesheet lists that the accused were allegedly involved in the paper leak and other irregularities.
A total of 13 accused persons have been named in the chargesheet: Nitish Kumar, Amit Anand, Sikander Yadvendu, Ashutosh Kumar-1, Roshan Kumar, Manish Prakash, Ashutosh Kumar-2, Akhilesh Kumar, Avdesh Kumar, Anurag Yadav, Abhishek Kumar, Shivnandan Kumar and Ayush Raj.
The agency said it has utilised advanced forensic techniques, Artificial Intelligence technology, CCTV footages, tower location analysis, etc. to gather evidence against the accused.
The CBI has so far arrested 40 accused in the case, including 15 arrested by Bihar Police. The agency has also conducted searches at 58 locations.
The central probe agency, which is investigating the alleged irregularities in the medical entrance exam, has lodged six FIRs.
The FIR from Bihar pertains to paper leak while the remaining ones from Gujarat, Rajasthan and Maharashtra are regarding impersonation of candidates and cheating.
The agency’s own FIR on a reference from the Union education ministry pertains to a “comprehensive investigation” into the alleged irregularities in the NEET-UG 2024.
The NEET-UG is conducted by the NTA for admissions to MBBS, BDS, AYUSH and other related courses in government and private institutions.
This year, the exam was conducted on May 5 at 4,750 centres in 571 cities, including 14 abroad. More than 23 lakh candidates appeared for the test.