The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) 2024 paper leak fiasco saw a fresh twist today with the accused persons confessing before the police that question papers were arranged for certain candidates a day before the exam for which the aspirants shelled out close to ₹30-₹32 lakh.

The shocking confession came from four persons arrested by the Bihar Police, including a NEET aspirant named Anurag Yadav, his uncle Sikandar Yadavendu - a junior engineer in the Danapur Municipal Council, and two others named Nitish Kumar and Amit Anand, the purported mastermind behind the paper leak.

They admitted before the police that the question papers were provided to them a day before the NEET that was conducted on May 5.

Sikander Yadavendu claimed that he was told by Amit Anand and Nitish Kumar about the paper leak before the test, “and it would cost about ₹30-₹32 lakh.”

He admitted that he agreed and told them about four students - Ayush Kumar, Anurag Yadav, Shivanand Kumar, and Abhishek Kumar. On May 4, He took all four students to a place where aspirants were already cramming up answers for all the questions.

“Out of greed, I asked for ₹40 lakh from each student instead of the original amount. However, I was later caught by the police,” Yadavendu said, revealing the chain of events leading to the NEET paper leak.

About 24 lakh aspirants appeared for NEET on May 5 for admission to medical colleges. The results were announced before time on June 5 but were marred by allegations of paper leak and awarding of grace marks to over 1,500 candidates.

(This story was taken from a syndicated feed, and edited only for style by Gujarat Samachar Digital staff)

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