Vadodara- In the ongoing National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) 2024 exam scam matter, one more individual has been recently arrested in Vadodara by the Panchmahal police. Although, the accused was first nabbed by the police from the Darbhanga district of Bihar and then he was brought to Gujarat.
According to TOI, the accused has been identified as Anand, a resident of Maneja, Gujarat. He used to bring the medical aspirants and connect them with a person named Parshuram Roy, who runs a visa and overseas education consultancy firm in Vadodara. Then the students were asked to pay a huge amount to pass the exam and if the students agreed to do so, Anand would get a commission.
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“Anand’s role was to bring students and get them in touch with Parshuram Roy who runs a visa and foreign education consultancy firm in Vadodara. If the students agree to pay for passing the exams, Anand would get a commission”, N V Patel, deputy superintendent of police, Lunavada informed TOI
The scam came to light after the Panchmahal Collector received a tip-off that a teacher named Bhatt, is planning to commit irregularities during the NEET 2024 exam and help some students. Bhatt was also the Deputy Superintendent at the exam centre. After receiving the information, the collector informed the District Education Officer (DEO), following which both the DEO and the police team reached the school where the examination was to be held.
After reaching the school, the police interrogated Bhatt and examined his phone. While examining Bhatt’s phone, police found a list of 16 students with roll numbers and examination centres was shared by Roy over his WhatsApp messages. Additionally, Bhatt also revealed that Rs 10 lakh was also taken from these students to help them in the examination.
Meanwhile, investigations are underway into the case to ascertain whether Anand was aware of the scam or he just used to bring the students to Roy.
Earlier, the Bihar Police arrested over two dozen people, including 14 cheaters and candidates, for cheating in the NEET UG 2024 exam. had earlier reported that among those arrested, 14 people hail from different districts of Bihar, where eight from Katihar, four from Purnia, two from Vaishali and one each from Are from Gopalganj and Patna. However, separate FIRs have been registered against these 14 solvers.
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