In Medical Exam NEET Rigging Scam, Seats Sold For ₹ 20 Lakh: CBI Sources
New Delhi, July 19: A racket offering “confirmed” seats in medical courses spanning four states have been detected after the arrest of eight people by the Central Bureau of Investigation yesterday.
Each seat costs ₹ 20 lakh, of which 5 lakh is given to the person who impersonates the student and solves the NEET (the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) question paper, said sources in the agency. The rest is shared by the middlemen and others, sources said.
On Monday, the agency made the arrests from Delhi – six of the eight solve NEET question papers, sources said. The mastermind is one Sushil Ranjan from Safdarjung, who deputed “solvers” and accepted payments.
The racket is active also across Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Haryana, officials said. (NDTV)
