NEET UG Paper Leak: The Economic Offences Unit (EOU) of Bihar Police has recovered six post-dated cheques which were suspected to have been issued in favour of the mafia demanding over Rs 30 lakh from each candidate seeking alleged leaked question paper ahead of NEET held last month.
Manavjit Singh Dhillon, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) said "During the course of the investigation, EOU recovered six post-dated cheques that were issued in the favour of criminals who reportedly facilitated question papers to the aspirants ahead of the examination."
Investigators are ascertaining details about account holders from the banks concerned, he added.
6 post-dated cheques recovered
"During the investigation, EOU officials recovered six post-dated cheques issued in favour of offenders who allegedly provided the papers to candidates before the exam," EOU Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Manavjit Singh Dhillon said on Sunday. "We are gathering information about the account holders from the concerned banks," he said.
13 people have been arrested
The EOU has so far arrested 13 people, including 4 examinees and their family members, in the alleged NEET-UG 2024 paper leak case. The DIG said that all the accused are from Bihar. He said the EOU has also issued notices to 9 candidates (7 from Bihar and 1 from Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra) to join the investigation.
The NEET-UG 2024 was organized by NTA for more than 24 lakh candidates at 4,750 centers in 571 cities. At the same time, the result was declared on June 4 and there was an uproar as soon as the result was declared, many students alleged negligence in the matter.
Manavjit Singh Dhillon, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) said "During the course of the investigation, EOU recovered six post-dated cheques that were issued in the favour of criminals who reportedly facilitated question papers to the aspirants ahead of the examination."
Investigators are ascertaining details about account holders from the banks concerned, he added.
6 post-dated cheques recovered
"During the investigation, EOU officials recovered six post-dated cheques issued in favour of offenders who allegedly provided the papers to candidates before the exam," EOU Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Manavjit Singh Dhillon said on Sunday. "We are gathering information about the account holders from the concerned banks," he said.
13 people have been arrested
The EOU has so far arrested 13 people, including 4 examinees and their family members, in the alleged NEET-UG 2024 paper leak case. The DIG said that all the accused are from Bihar. He said the EOU has also issued notices to 9 candidates (7 from Bihar and 1 from Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra) to join the investigation.
The NEET-UG 2024 was organized by NTA for more than 24 lakh candidates at 4,750 centers in 571 cities. At the same time, the result was declared on June 4 and there was an uproar as soon as the result was declared, many students alleged negligence in the matter.