Ranchi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is currently questioning a first-year MBBS student from the 2023 batch of the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in connection with the NEET-UG paper leak case, news agency PTI quoted an official as saying.
"The CBI team is questioning a first-year student. They contacted the hospital management on Wednesday, stating their intention to question her regarding the NEET paper leak. The management has been fully cooperative. On Thursday, the team continued questioning her and indicated further questioning will follow," RIMS PRO Rajiv Ranjan told PTI.
The official added that the student's parents had been informed about the situation by the management.
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Meanwhile, in neighboring Bihar, the CBI arrested four MBBS students from AIIMS Patna as part of the same investigation. These arrests followed the detention of Pankaj Kumar alias Aditya, a 2017-batch civil engineer from the National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur (Jharkhand), who allegedly stole the NEET-UG paper from the NTA trunk in Hazaribagh. Another individual, Raju Singh, who reportedly assisted Kumar, was also arrested.
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The CBI has so far lodged six FIRs related to the alleged irregularities in the medical entrance exam.
NEET-UG, conducted by the National Testing Agency, is a national-level examination for admissions to MBBS, BDS, AYUSH, and other medical courses in government and private institutions. This year's exam took place on May 5 at 4,750 centers across 571 cities, including 14 international locations, with over 23 lakh candidates appearing for the test.
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