Bihar NEET reexam catches 9 impersonators allegedly paid ₹40L
Big news from the NEET-UG re-exam in Bihar: nine fake candidates were caught trying to take the test for real students across three centers in Lakhisarai.
These impersonators reportedly paid up to ₹40 lakh to a solver network for help getting through the exam.
Officials suspect interstate syndicate, 30 arrested
The investigation has now led to 30 arrests, including five medical students, and officials suspect an interstate cheating syndicate is behind it all.
Some fake candidates managed to slip past biometric checks, and seven employees from the agency handling attendance have been detained.
Meanwhile, another scam popped up in Muzaffarpur where a gang sold fake NEET question papers online for big money.
Authorities are digging into digital evidence and bank records as they try to connect the dots.