NEET UG-2024 paper leak case: CBI files third chargesheet against 21 accused

The Central Bureau of Investigation CBI on Monday filed the third chargesheet in the NEET paper theft case in Patna before the Special Judge Court for CBI PatnaThis chargesheet names 21 accused individuals They are charged under various sections of the Indian Penal Code IPC and the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 the central agency said in a statementThe investigation revealed that the NEET UG 2024 question paper was stolen from the control room of OASIS School in Hazaribagh on May 5 The theft occurred after the trunks containing the question papers arrived from the bank vaultThis Chargesheet consists of more than 5500 pages wherein CBI has cited 298 witnesses 290 documents and 45 material objectsThe investigation revealed that the NEET UG 2024 question paper was stolen from the control room of OASIS School Hazaribagh on the morning of May 5 after the trunks reached the school from the Bank Vault after 8 amAccording to the CBI accused Pankaj Kumar was allowed entry into the control room by the schools Principal Ahsanul Haque and Vice Principal Imtiyaz AlamThe accused Pankaj Kumar was clandestinely allowed entry into the control room by Ahsanul Haque the Principal and Imtiyaz Alam the Vice Principal of the school as part of the conspiracy Pankaj Kumar tampered with the hinges of the trunk containing the question papers removed one question paper photographed all its pages replaced back the paper and resealed the trunk and exited the control room the CBI statedAfter leaving the school Pankaj handed the photographs of the question paper to his accomplice Surendra Kumar Sharma at Raj Guest House in Hazaribagh The stolen question papers were printed and given to a group of MBBS studentsKaran Jain Kumar Shanu Rahul Anand Chandan Singh Surbhi Kumari Deependra Sharma Raunak Raj Sandeep Kumar and Amit Kumarwho solved the paperFollowing this the solved question papers were then distributed to the candidates present at the Raj Guest House Hazaribagh Further the solved question paper was scanned and sent digitally to predetermined locations where the members of the accused gang received themOnly those who paid in advance could enter these locations After their exams the candidates were prohibited from taking any printed copies with them The CBI found halfburnt pieces of the question paper at Learn Play School Patna which led them to OASIS School the CBI added in the releaseSo far 49 individuals have been arrested including key conspirators and solvers and three chargesheets have been filed against 40 accusedFurther investigation is underway to identify more involved partiesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever