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Jaipur: An MBBS student was detained along with five others in Bharatpur, Rajasthan on Sunday, who appeared in the medical entrance exam in place of a NEET candidate. In the five detained people the candidate also included.
Giving details about this incident, a senior official said that preliminary investigation revealed that Abhishek Gupta, a student of the government college, was part of a racket run by his college friend Ravi Meena, who had allegedly taken Rs 10 lakh from candidate Rahul Gurjar.
About this incident, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Aklesh Kumar said, “At an examination centre, Abhishek was found impersonating Rahul Gurjar. On suspicion, the invigilator handed him over to the police. During initial interrogation, he told police that he was accompanied by five others.”
He said that his companions were sitting in a car outside the Master Adityandra School examination center under Mathura Gate police station area. The ASP said that all the accused are being questioned and further action will be taken at the appropriate time.
According to the police, apart from Gupta, Meena and Gurjar, those detained have been identified as Amit, Dayaram and Suraj Singh. Meanwhile, some candidates who appeared for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET-UG) exam at a centre in Sawai Madhopur complained that those who had opted for English as the medium were given question papers in Hindi and vice versa, those who had opted for English as the medium were given question papers in Hindi.
Parents of the candidates alleged that the police thrashed them when they lodged a protest. Later, the National Testing Agency (NTA) said in a public notice that an incident of “wrong distribution” of question papers by the centre superintendent had come to light.
NTA senior director Sadhna Parashar said,”In order to maintain the principles of fairness and equal opportunity for all candidates, NTA has taken proactive measures. The examination of around 120 affected candidates is being conducted at the centre today to ensure that this incident does not hamper their academic aspirations.”
