Ludhiana man, two others arrested by CBI for alleged NEET irregularities

NEW DELHI/LUDHIANA: The CBI is investigating whether the May 6 NEET paper was leaked after it arrested 3 other people all the way through raids in Delhi, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh in a case of alleged irregularities within the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for admission to undergraduate scientific lessons.

Acting on a complaint through the NEET director, Dr Sanyam Bhardwaj, the CBI is investigating several individuals who allegedly approached applicants and their folks, promising lend a hand in qualifying the NEET, which was held on May 6 and in securing admission to government and personal schools across India.

One of the principle accused is Mohit Kumar, a resident of Khurja in Uttar Pradesh. Ludhiana resident Manoj Kumar Sikka and Ashwani Tomar, who runs a personal agency named Akruti Education in Delhi’s West Patel Nagar, too were arrested through the agency. Tomar’s wife Arti Tomar has additionally been named within the CBI FIR, however she is yet to be arrested. Akruti Education, the CBI stated, is fascinated about providing consultancy to scholars. Kumar and Sikka additionally run a personal consultancy company in Ludhiana.

Sources stated the accused allegedly took quantities starting from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 35 lakh from the fogeys of several applicants. The agency recovered authentic tutorial certificate, admit playing cards, bearer cheques, rubber stamps of several schools and different documents all the way through searches in Delhi, Ludhiana and Khurja on Tuesday.

The CBI is investigating whether the NEET paper was leaked as the accused had promised to lend a hand the applicants to qualify this examination. “There is a chance that the culprits cheated folks and applicants through fake promises and took cash from them. But we are probing each perspective,” stated an officer.

The resources stated the position of CBSE officials may also come under the scanner if it is established that the accused were in possession of NEET paper upfront.

CBI spokesperson Abhishek Dayal stated, “It is said that their acts may result in sabotage of the examination device.”


In Ludhiana, the police was not knowledgeable through the CBI in regards to the raids within the town and about Sikka’s arrest.


Ludhiana police commissioner Dr Sukhchain Singh stated the agency doesn’t tell the police when it books a Ludhiana resident and seeks police’s aid handiest when it wishes data. The police has no wisdom about any case filed against Sikka in Ludhiana.


Many individuals who run consultancies in Ludhiana stated that they haven’t heard about Manoj Sikka or his agency. One of the consultancy owners, on condition of anonymity, stated Sikka was not fashionable in consultancy trade, which is why lots of the different specialists don’t know the rest about him.


Ludhiana man, two others arrested by CBI for alleged NEET irregularities Ludhiana man, two others arrested by CBI for alleged NEET irregularities Reviewed by Kailash on May 09, 2018 Rating: 5
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