Digvijaya Singh writes to PM Modi, seeks white paper on NEET UG leak allegations

“There is presently no consolidated public record of cases relating to paper leaks and how they are being prosecuted by the CBI and other investigative agencies of the Government of India and State Governments. Amidst the absence of official information, there are plenty of reports and rumours that have taken their place,” Singh wrote.

The Congress MP flagged two specific concerns he said had been repeatedly brought to him by students in recent weeks. First, Sanjeev Kumar alias Mukhiya — identified as the main accused in the NEET-UG 2024 paper leak case in Hazaribagh — is reportedly out on bail. Second, the CBI has filed a closure report in the UGC-NET 2024 case, stating that no irregularities had occurred in the examination that the NTA itself had cancelled.

Singh further noted that when a Delhi court sought a written explanation from the CBI for its closure report, the agency asked for more time. “The CBI’s delay in providing its explanation has similarly sent out a negative message among India’s students,” he said.

To restore students’ confidence in the examination system, Singh has proposed that the government publish a white paper documenting, among other things, a full list of paper leaks and irregularities in NTA-conducted exams over the last eight years, as well as the specific action taken by the NTA and investigative agencies — including the names of those arrested — in each of those cases.