CBI Files Chargesheet Against 13 in NEET-UG Paper Leak Case
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a charge sheet against 13 accused persons in connection with the leak of the NEET-UG question paper earlier this year. The charge sheet, submitted on Tuesday, will be heard by the fast-track court of Special Judge Anu Grover Baliga at Rouse Avenue Court on Wednesday.
According to the CBI, the questions were allegedly leaked by NTA panel member and translator P V Kulkarni. Following this, Shivraj Motegaonkar, who runs a coaching institute in Latur, allegedly obtained the questions on the premises of Siddhivinayak Hospital, run by accused Manoj Bhagwanrao Shirure. The CBI has claimed that the hospital complex was used to facilitate access to a chemistry question paper weeks before the exam.
More than 22.7 lakh aspirants appeared for the NEET-UG exam on May 3. After the leak came to light, the National Testing Agency (NTA) cancelled the exam on May 12. A retest was conducted on June 21, and results were declared on July 16.
