Teacher Arrested, Racket Busted: NEET Exam Scam Exposed in Maharashtra

The Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has arrested a school teacher from Latur, Maharashtra, in connection with a racket that aided NEET students to crack the exam by paying money. A case has been registered against four individuals. The ATS action followed the Centre's transfer of the investigation to the CBI.

The Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has apprehended a Zilla Parishad school teacher from Latur, Maharashtra, exposing a racket aiding NEET students to clear the exam through financial transactions, police disclosed on Monday.

The Nanded ATS unit has registered cases against four individuals, including two teachers from Latur, a man from Nanded, and a Delhi resident.

An FIR has been lodged against Sanjay Tukaram Jadhav, Jalil Khan Umar Khan Pathan from Latur, Iranna Mashnaji Kongalwav from Nanded, and one Gangadhar from Delhi under the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024.

Pathan, arrested late Sunday night, remains in police custody until July 2, with local police actively searching for the other absconding suspects.

A tip-off received by ATS officials suggested an illegal operation to help NEET students pass exams in exchange for money, according to a statement from the Latur district superintendent of police.

The ATS subsequently detained Jadhav and Pathan for questioning on Saturday night, discovering suspicious NEET 2024 exam information on the mobile phone of one detainee.

Identified as Jalil Khan Umar Khan Pathan, the arrested teacher, and headmaster of a ZP school in the Latur district, also manages a private coaching center, police revealed.

The ATS's action follows the Centre's transfer of the investigation into alleged NEET-UG exam irregularities to the CBI after numerous student protests demanding a thorough investigation.

The CBI has since filed an FIR regarding the suspected irregularities in the exam conducted on May 5.

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