Rs 5 Lakh Paid To NTA Paper-Setter In NEET Leak, 111 Questions Matched: CBI
The CBI has arrested a coaching center owner for allegedly paying a bribe to an NTA panel member to leak chemistry questions for the NEET-UG exam. Metadata analysis confirmed that 111 questions found on the suspect's phone matched the official exam set.
Why it matters
The scandal highlights systemic vulnerabilities in high-stakes national testing and the integrity of medical entrance examinations in India.
Latur-based coaching centre owner Shivraj Raghunath Motegaonkar, arrested by the CBI in the NEET paper leak case, had allegedly paid Rs 5 lakh to procure chemistry questions from P V Kulkarni, who was on the National Testing Agency (NTA) panel that set the questions for the examination, the central agency told a special court on Wednesday.The agency alleged that Motegaonkar's son attended the coaching classes of Kulkarni where the questions were provided.In its response to a bail application filed by Motegaonkar, the agency alleged that he, "in conspiracy with the co-accused, procured NEET (UG) leaked chemistry questions prior to exam, and paid Rs 5 lakh for the same".The agency said Motegaonkar prepared handwritten notes from the questions provided in Kulkarni's chemistry tutorial classes.The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has recovered Motegaonkar's phone in which 36 images (five duplicate images) containing 132 handwritten questions of chemistry were found, the agency said.It…
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