NEET UG 2022: CBI arrest 8 people for NEET UG examination rigging

The NEET UG exam was conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) on July 17

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested eight people for NEET UG examination rigging. The NEET UG 2022 exam was held yesterday, July 17 in which over 18 lakh candidates appeared to get admission into top medical and dental colleges in India.

Today CBI arrested eight people arrested including the mastermind and paper solvers who allegedly impersonated as real candidates to help clear the NEET UG 2022 examination. The impersonators used the process of mixing and morphing of photographs to facilitate the use of proxy candidates for appearing in the examination.

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The CBI has filed the FIR against Sushil Ranjan, Brij Mohan Singh, Pappu, Uma Shankar Gupta, Nidhi, Krishna Shankar Yogi, Sunny Ranjan, Raghunandan, Jeepu Lal, Hemendra and Bharat Singh.

As per reports, CBI received inputs about some people entering into a criminal conspiracy to arrange for solvers to impersonate real candidates in the NEET UG exam centres in Delhi and Haryana. The NEET UG exam is conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA).

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The CBI has alleged that user IDs and passwords of the real candidates were collected by the accused, who made necessary modifications for getting desired examination centres.

The NEET UG Impersonation

The mastermind of the alleged NEET rigging racket, Sushil Ranjan is from Gautam Nagar, Delhi and the other accused arranged 'solvers' in exchange for money. As per the report, the 'solvers' and the masterminds allegedly used computer graphics to 'facilitate the use of proxy candidate' in the NEET UG examination.

All the solvers and the conspirators arrived at the National Capital, Delhi, a day before the examination and were staying at some hotel. As per reports, CBI knew about the rigging plan but the officers waited for the examination to get over and catch the conspirators along with the 'solvers' red-handed.