Startling revelations: Arrested aspirant says NEET papers sold for Rs 32 lakh

PATNA: The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET-UG) paper leak case is unfolding with new revelations emerging every day. Anurag Yadav, a student arrested in Patna, confessed that his uncle, Sikandar Yadavendu, a junior engineer at the Danapur Municipal Council, assured him of success in the examination. The night before the exam, Anurag was made to memorize the questions and answers, which perfectly matched the actual exam questions the next day.
Further investigations revealed that the candidates involved in the alleged leak were accommodated at the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) guesthouse in Patna.Anurag’s name appears in the entry register with “Minister Ji” written in brackets next to his name, raising suspicions of political involvement.
According to the Economic Offences Unit (EOU) sources, four of the arrested accused have confessed that question papers were arranged for some candidates a day before the exam. The candidates paid around Rs 30-Rs32 lakh for the leaked question papers. The confessions came from Anurag, his uncle Sikandar Yadavendu, and two others — Nitish Kumar and Amit Anand — who are believed to be the masterminds behind the paper leak. The confession letter of Anurag to the police states that the former arranged the NEET papers for him in advance. Anurag, who was preparing for NEET in Kota, was called to Samastipur by his uncle and introduced to Amit and Nitish. They provided him with questions and answers to memorize. During the exam on May 5, the student was shocked to find the same questions that were given to him the day before. Unfortunately, he was arrested after the exam.
Yadavendu admitted that Amit and Nitish informed him about the paper leak, quoting a price of around Rs 30-Rs32 lakh. Yadavendu agreed and informed four students about the leak. On May 4, he took the students to a location where other aspirants were already memorizing answers to the leaked questions. Driven by greed, Yadavendu demanded Rs 40 lakh from each student instead of the original amount but was eventually caught by the police.
Nitish and Amit confessed their involvement in the paper leak to the police, explaining how their collaboration with Yadavendu led to their arrest. After Yadavendu’s arrest, he revealed their involvement, and the police raided the location where the students were given the leaked papers. The remaining pieces of the burned question papers were discovered during the raid.
The NEET-UG 2024, a crucial examination for aspiring medical students, took place on May 5. Surprisingly, the results were announced much earlier than the originally planned date of June 14, with the official declaration made on June 4. This early announcement raised eyebrows and added to suspicions surrounding the examination process.