NEET 2017: Five arrested for attempting to leak question paper in Bihar

Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Manu Maharaj said acting on a tip off a police team arrested five persons of an inter-state gang from an area under Patrakar Nagar police station for allegedly trying to leak question papers of NEET examination.

Police also seized mobile phones, various equipment and pick van from the arrested persons.

During the interrogation, the accused persons revealed that they had talked to a Centre Superintendent of an examination centre who would help them in getting the question paper.

The pick van was to be used for transporting question paper which they would get it photocopied somewhere en route and then they would distribute it among candidates, SSP said adding that the gang had demanded a hefty sum from some of the candidates of Bihar, West Bengal and Jharkhand.

Police are interrogating the accused persons besides conducting raids to nab their accomplices, he added.

Over 11 lakh MBBS and BDS aspirants today appeared for NEET examination at over 1,900 centres in 103 cities across the country.