NTA might hold back NEET 2021 results of 16 students from Varanasi

Varanasi Police has requested the National Testing Agency (NTA) to withhold the NEET 2021 results of 16 candidates who were allegedly in touch with the solvers' gang during the exam.

After the solvers' gang busted in September, the Varanasi police have now found that there were 16 National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET 2021) candidates who were allegedly in touch with this gang during the NEET 2021 exam which was conducted on September 12. In wake of this revelation, the district police has written to the National Testing Agency (NTA) requesting the national agency to withhold the results of these 16 candidates.

On the NEET 2021 examination date, September 12, four people were arrested including a native of Bihar and a medico from KGMU (King George's Medical University) Lucknow for using unfair means to help NEET candidates during the examination.

"During the ongoing investigation, we detected that 25 aspirants were in touch with this gang. Of them, 16 appeared in NEET at different centres, while nine skipped...NTA director's cooperation was sought in investigation and a report was sent to put the results of 16 candidates on hold till the investigation concludes," Commissioner of police A Satish Ganesh said, as reported by TOI.

"It has come to light that 25 aspirants from different districts of three states avoided filling forms for NEET from their own stations, while their fee was deposited through the bank account of one person. The investigators contacted NTA authorities to seek the attendance sheets. It was found that nine out of 25 skipped the exam. To ascertain whether actual aspirants appeared in NEET matching their fingerprints became a must. The report was sent to the director NTA," added the Commissioner of police.

Other NEET 2021 malpractices allegations 

In Jaipur, eight people were arrested for alleged NEET 2021 paper leak a few days after the exam and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has unearthed a major scam where there was an attempt to use proxies for NEET 2021 exam. 

A section of NEET 2021 candidates was demanding a re-examination on the ground of these alleged malpractices, which the Supreme Court had dismissed. Moreover, the apex court dismissed a plea seeking a report on the investigation of the malpractices found in NEET 2021.

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