NEET paper leak: CBI raids apartment in New Town, Kolkata

Several people from Bihar, Jharkhand, Maharashtra and Gujarat has been arrested after CBI was handed over the investigation

Written by Atri Mitra

Kolkata | Updated: July 4, 2024 07:34 AM IST

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On June 22, after the investigation was handed over to the CBI, the central investigation agency arrested several people from Bihar, Jharkhand, Maharashtra and Gujarat in connection with the NEET question leak. (Express File)

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) started a raid Wednesday afternoon in a New Town’s apartment in Kolkata. Sources said the raid was in connection with an investigation into the NEET-paper leak.

The New Town flat belonged to Amit Kumar, a Jharkhand resident. The CBI special unit team reached the flat on the second floor of the apartment complex along with a key specialist, following which they started the search operation.

On June 22, after the investigation was handed over to the CBI, the central investigation agency arrested several people from Bihar, Jharkhand, Maharashtra and Gujarat in connection with the NEET question leak.

On questioning, the arrested named two conspirators in the incident. Sikander Jadbendu among the two has been arrested while the CBI is yet to locate Sanjeev Mukhia.

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According to the sources, Sanjeev is the mastermind behind the paper leak scandal.

Investigations revealed that Sanjeev had regular trips to several states including Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jharkhand.

It is after preliminary investigation that the six people from Jharkhand named the New Town resident Amit Kumar.

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Investigators are still looking into Amit’s involvement in the NEET scam.

Atri Mitra

Atri Mitra is a Special Correspondent of The Indian Express with more than 20 years of experience in reporting from West Bengal, Bihar and the North-East. He has been covering administration and political news for more than ten years and has a keen interest in political development in West Bengal. Atri holds a Master degree in Economics from Rabindrabharati University and Bachelor's degree from Calcutta University. He is also an alumnus of St. Xavier's, Kolkata and Ramakrishna Mission Asrama, Narendrapur. He started his career with leading vernacular daily the Anandabazar Patrika, and worked there for more than fifteen years. He worked as Bihar correspondent for more than three years for Anandabazar Patrika. He covered the 2009 Lok Sabha election and 2010 assembly elections. He also worked with News18-Bangla and covered the Bihar Lok Sabha election in 2019. ... Read More

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