Bihar Police detained six people from Jharkhand’s Deoghar district in connection with alleged irregularities surrounding the NEET medical entrance exam.
The suspects were apprehended from a residence near AIIMS-Deoghar in the Devipur police station area on Friday night, according to SDPO (Deoghar Sadar) Ritvik Srivastava.
“We received a tip-off from Bihar Police. Upon identification, all suspects were taken into custody and transferred to Bihar,” Srivastava told PTI.
The suspects were reportedly residing at the house of Jhunu Singh.
They were identified as Paramjit Singh alias Bittu, Chintu alias Baldev Kumar, Kaju alias Prashant Kumar, Ajit Kumar, Rajiv Kumar alias Karu, all hailing from Nalanda district in Bihar, as per a statement issued by Deoghar Police.
NEET-UG, administered by the NTA on May 5, saw participation from approximately 24 lakh candidates. Despite results being announced on June 4, allegations of question paper leaks surfaced in Bihar and other states, along with additional irregularities.