NEET-UG probe: CBI arrests one in Maharashtra

The CBI has so far arrested six persons in Bihar NEET-UG paper leak case and one each in connection with alleged manipulation in Latur and Godhra and one from Dehradun in connection with general conspiracy.

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The CBI has arrested a person in connection with alleged manipulation in the NEET-UG examination in Latur in Maharashtra, taking the total number of arrests by the agency to nine.

A source said the CBI has arrested one Nanjunethappa G in connection with the Latur case which was earlier probed by the Maharashtra Police. “It is alleged that two government school teachers in Latur had demanded over Rs five lakh from NEET-UG aspirants to ensure their success in the test,” the source said.

The CBI has so far arrested six persons in Bihar NEET-UG paper leak case and one each in connection with alleged manipulation in Latur and Godhra and one from Dehradun in connection with general conspiracy.

The Centre had asked the agency to probe the matter following a massive row over alleged malpractices in the test held on May 5. The CBI has registered six FIRs in the case. The FIR from Bihar pertains to leakage of paper while the remaining from Gujarat, Rajasthan and Maharashtra pertain to impersonation of candidates and cheating.

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