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NDTV
05-05-2025
- NDTV
Fraudster Sells "Question Paper" Ahead Of NEET Exam In Bihar, Arrested
Patna: The police arrested a person from Bihar's Araria district for his alleged involvement in duping medical aspirants ahead of the NEET-UG held on May four across the country. The arrested fraudster was accused of providing the "question paper" of the exam to the aspirants in exchange for money, the police said on Monday. The sleuths of the Economic Offences Unit (EOU) and Araria Police picked up the accused on May 3. "Acting on a tip-off that a group of fraudsters were allegedly taking money from NEET aspirants, falsely promising them to provide question paper ahead of the exam, EOU alerted its cyber unit in Araria and the district police. A team was formed and SK Faiz was arrested for duping medical aspirants," the EOU said in a statement. Investigations also revealed that the accused defrauded students and got money transferred to his account from them, it said. Further investigation is on, it added. The Bhar police had warned aspirants and parents against phone calls made by cyber fraudsters luring them to provide question papers ahead of the NEET-UG exam. The EOU last month arrested Sanjeev Kumar Singh alias Sanjeev Mukhiya, the alleged mastermind of the NEET (UG)-24 paper leak case from Patna. He was also wanted in connection with his alleged involvement in the paper leak case of the Bihar Public Service Commission Teacher Recruitment Exam (TRE-3) held in March 2024. According to officials, Mukhiya's gang is spread across Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan and it was behind paper leaks in several recruitment exams in several states.
Time of India
05-05-2025
- Time of India
Man arrested for forging NEET question paper leak
Patna: Acting on a tip-off, a man was arrested from Islam Nagar village in Araria district on Sunday night for allegedly forging NEET question paper leak by promising the candidates access to the test papers in lieu of money, the Economic Offences Unit (EOU) of Bihar Police said on Monday. Accused S K Faiz created a social media channel to lure the vulnerable students with question papers and collected money through UPI transactions, investigations revealed. Manavjit Singh Dhillon, the deputy inspector general (DIG) of EOU, said they received information about the scam that involved faking the paper leak of NEET, held on May 4. "Investigation revealed that Faiz created a channel on a social media platform to deceive candidates by promising them to provide them with the exam paper and collected money for it. He conducted illegal transactions through a UPI ID into a Punjab National Bank account." He added considering the seriousness of the case, the EOU immediately informed the Araria superintendent of police and in charge of the cyber police station there. After investigation and verification, a case was registered at the cyber police station in Araria on May 3. "We are verifying the details and the amount taken from the candidates," the DIG said.
Time of India
03-05-2025
- Time of India
NEET-UG to be conducted at 125 centres amid tight security today
Patna: The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test for Undergraduate (NEET-UG) will be conducted in more than 125 centres in Bihar, covering all 35 districts, on Sunday. Patna district alone accounts for 96 examination venues. The exam will be held in a single shift, in offline mode, from 2pm to 5pm. Candidates will be permitted to enter the examination halls between 11am and 1.30pm. To ensure a fair and orderly conduct of the examination, 104 static magistrates, 20 nodal officers and 96 police escorts have been deployed across the state. Also, 15 magistrates have been placed on alert at the district control room. Additional district magistrate (law and order), Patna, has been appointed as the nodal officer responsible for overseeing the smooth conduct of the exam. Patna DM Chandrashekhar Singh and SSP Avkash Kumar had earlier held a joint briefing to emphasise the importance of maintaining a clean, fair and peaceful examination environment. Centre superintendents and invigilators were instructed to remain vigilant, responsive and committed to strictly enforcing the guidelines issued by the National Testing Agency (NTA). The DM also directed that all deployed police officers and magistrates must report to their respective examination centres on time. Following last year's paper leak incident, the Economic Offences Unit (EOU) of Bihar Police had issued an advisory on Friday, warning NEET-UG candidates about the risk of cyberfraud ahead of the exam. The advisory urged candidates to exercise caution and not to trust any phone calls or messages that promise access to question papers or answers before the examination.
Time of India
03-05-2025
- Time of India
2 brothers held for cybercrime
1 2 3 Patna: The Economic Offences Unit (EOU) of Bihar Police has arrested two cybercriminals who orchestrated scams by impersonating journalists and officials from federal agencies, including the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED). The accused, identified as Rajesh Kumar and his brother Ranjit Kumar , are residents of Sultanpur Bhatta (Ward 15) under the jurisdiction of Danapur police station in Patna. During the investigation, digital communications retrieved from the accused revealed evidence of fraudulent activities involving several victims. The EOU has seized two three cellphones from the duo. Sanjay Kumar, deputy inspector general (cyber), EOU, said that on May 2, a demand for Rs 2 lakh was made from a doctor at a hospital located at Saguna Mor in Patna. "The unidentified criminals posed as a retired commissioner from the Indian Administrative Service and threatened ED action by calling the doctor on his mobile number. The accused later demanded Rs 2 lakh under the guise of managing the case with the ED. The complainant reported the matter to the EOU and action was taken against the criminals, resulting in the arrest of two people," Kumar told reporters on Saturday. Further examination of the mobile data revealed that the accused were using an account bearing the name of a retired commissioner, Karu Ram, to impersonate officials. This account contained evidence of similar fraudulent communications with other people. "Efforts are on to identify other people targeted by these criminals using the same method of extortion and to trace the accounts through which the extorted money was collected," the DIG added.
Time of India
29-04-2025
- Time of India
Meet on preventing cybercrime
Patna: Director general of police (DGP), Vinay Kumar, convened a meeting with DSPs-cum-station heads of all cyber police stations of the state. The DGP issued a slew of directives that if implemented could prevent cybercrime to a great extent. Nayyar Hasnain Khan, additional director general of police, Economic Offences Unit , along with senior police officers, participated in the meeting.
