NEET Exam Scandal: Six Detained from Deoghar

Six individuals were detained in Jharkhand's Deoghar district by the Bihar Police in connection with alleged irregularities in the NEET medical entrance exam. The suspects, who are all from Bihar, were taken into custody following a tip-off and transported to Bihar for further investigation.

In a significant development, the Bihar Police have detained six individuals from Jharkhand's Deoghar district over alleged irregularities in the NEET medical entrance exam, an official revealed on Saturday.

The suspects were apprehended from a residence near AIIMS-Deoghar in the Devipur police station area on Friday night. 'Following a tip-off from the Bihar Police and our identification efforts, the suspects were taken into custody. They have since been transported to Bihar for further investigation,' stated Deoghar SDPO Ritvik Srivastava.

Among those detained were Paramjit Singh alias Bittu, Chintu alias Baldev Kumar, Kaju alias Prashant Kumar, Ajit Kumar, Rajiv Kumar alias Karu, and Panku Kumar, all residents of Nalanda district in Bihar, according to an official statement. The NEET-UG exam, conducted by the NTA on May 5, saw participation from around 24 lakh candidates, with results announced on June 4. However, allegations of question paper leaks and other irregularities soon surfaced in states such as Bihar.

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