CBI registers case against 4 over irregularities in NEET exam

New Delhi [India], May 8 : Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday registered a case against four individuals and arrested three of them over alleged irregularities in the conduction of National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET).

The four accused, identified as Mohit Kumar, Arti Tomar, Ashwini Tomar and Manoj Kumar Sikka, had allegedly helped some candidates to qualify the NEET exams.

The four have been booked on charges of criminal conspiracy and cheating.

The CBI also conducted searches at six locations across the country and arrested three from Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and Punjab.

Over 13 lakh candidates appeared for the national medical entrance exam at 2,225 centres across the country on Monday.

The case was registered following a complaint by NEET Director Sanyam Bhardwaj.