NEET-UG leaked for 32 lakh in Patna, accused arrested and confessed

NEET is the national eligibility-cum-entrance test conducted nationwide for admission in undergraduate medical programs. This year, the exam was held on May 5, and the results were declared on June 5. From the day of the result, controversies rose in different parts of the country over the question paper leaks and irregularities. 

This scam turned into a major disaster in the lives of the lives of aspirants. After the investigation, the Patna Police arrested seven people, including four candidates. Out of seven, two accused, Nitish Kumar and Amit Anand, were part of a problem-solving gang. In their confession letter, they stated that they were contacted by Sikandar Prasad Yadavendu, who was a junior engineer at Bihar's Danapur Town Council. According to Nitish and Amit, Yadavendu asked them to provide the question paper for four candidates, including his nephew, for a price of "Rs 32 lakh.".

Anurag Yadav, Yadavendu's nephew, admitted the questions were the same in the actual question paper. His stay arrangements were done by his uncle Yadavendu at a government guest house, and he was called from Kota with his mother. The involvement of'Mantri ji' was also seen as Pritam Kumar, the personal assistant of former Bihar Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav, helping in booking the guest house for Yadavendu.