NEET-UG paper leak case: CBI arrests principal, vice-principal of Hazaribagh school

The federal probe agency arrested the principal and vice-principal of the Oasis school in Hazaribagh after detailed questioning

By :  Agencies
Update: 2024-06-28 14:18 GMT
Members of NSUI, Congress's students wing, raise slogans during their protest over the alleged rigging of the NEET UG exam, inside the office of the National Testing Agency (NTA), at Okhla in New Delhi. Photo: PTI

New Delhi, Jun 28 (PTI) The CBI on Friday arrested the principal and vice principal of a school in Jharkhand's Hazaribagh in connection with the NEET-UG paper leak case, officials said.

Ehsanul Haque, the principal of Oasis School, was made the city coordinator of Hazaribagh for the medical entrance exam conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) on May 5, they said.

Vice Principal Imtiaz Alam was designated as the NTA's observer and the centre coordinator at the Oasis School, officials said, adding the CBI is also questioning five more people from the district in connection with the paper leak case.

The federal probe agency arrested Haque and Alam after detailed questioning, they said.

The CBI has registered six FIRs in the NEET-UG paper leak case which included its own FIR on a reference from the Union Education Ministry and five from the states where it took over investigation. The probe agency has taken over one case each in Bihar and Gujarat and three cases in Rajasthan. PTI 

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