CBI files second chargesheet against 6 accused in NEET-UG paper leak case
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday filed a second chargesheet in connection with the NEET-UG 2024 question paper theft case, before the Special Court for CBI cases in Patna against the six accused.
On August 1, the agency had filed the first chargesheet against 13 accused.
The chargesheet has been submitted under various Sections of the Indian Penal Code. Additionally, substantive charges have been invoked under Section 13(2) read with Section 13(1)(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (as amended in 2018), against the Oasis School’s principal who was appointed city coordinator, and the vice-principal who was appointed as the Centre Superintendent by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for the conduct of exam.
This second chargesheet has been filed against the six accused — Baldev Kumar, Sunny Kumar, Dr Ahsanul Haque (principal, Oasis School, Hazaribagh & city coordinator of Hazaribagh), Mohammad Imtiyaz Alam (vice-principal, Oasis School and centre superintendent), Jamaluddin (a Hazaribagh-based journalist) and Aman Kumar Singh.
On August 1, the agency had filed the first chargesheet against 13 accused.
The investigation has revealed that Dr Haque, along with Alam, conspired with other accused to steal the question paper.
So far, 48 persons have been arrested in connection with the paper leak case. The CBI has also identified the beneficiary candidates and has shared their details with the NTA for necessary action.
Investigation on the remaining arrested accused and further investigation regarding other aspects is continuing, sources informed.
The Centre, which initially dismissed the possibility of a paper leak, later handed over the probe to the CBI amid countrywide protests and litigation by students for a fair investigation.
The exam was conducted on May 5 at 4,750 centres in 571 cities across the country, with over 23 lakh candidates appearing for it.
