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Time of India
09-05-2025
- Time of India
NEET scam probe reveals syndicate's pan-India operation
Rajkot: The investigation into the NEET has revealed a pan-India racket. The syndicate targeted at least 30 in Maharashtra, Delhi, and Bihar, along with Gujarat, by promising to inflate their marks in exchange for hefty Friday, Rajkot city's Detection of Crime Branch (DCB) said that the gang was charging Rs 15 lakh to Rs 20 lakh per student to manipulate the marks, and the scam thrived for the last two the DCB arrested five people, including 44-year-old Vipul Teraiya, an education consultant, and Rajesh Pethani, owner of the Rajkot-based coaching institute Royal Academy. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now It came to light that they fleeced a Jetpur-based man of Rs 30 lakh by promising to increase the 2024 NEET exam marks of his other accused - Teraiya's brother Prakash, who runs a consultancy in Surat; Manjeet Jain, a CBSE exam coordinator in Belagavi, Karnataka; and Dhaval Sanghvi from Udaipur - are still on the (crime), Dr Parthraj Singh Gohil, said multiple teams were conducting searches across Ahmedabad, Rajasthan, and Belagavi to locate the trio. The scam is being orchestrated from Belagavi, and Vipul and Jain are the masterminds."So far, 30 students have been identified as victims, with the fraud spanning across Gujarat, Maharashtra, Bihar, and Delhi. Besides the NEET aspirant from Jetpur, two more students from Rajkot districts have fallen into their trap" Gohil agency will record statements of the students to gather more evidence and are also ongoing to ascertain if any students benefited from this scheme and received artificially inflated scores. "If such cases are confirmed, the relevant exam authorities will be informed to ensure appropriate actions are taken," he to the police complaint filed on May 5, 2025, by Tushar Vekariya, a 40-year-old resident of Jetpur, Rajkot, his son was among those who were promised better marks for a payment of Rs 30 lakh. However, despite handing over the money, the accused failed to deliver on their promise, leading to the filing of a cheating complaint.
Time of India
07-05-2025
- Time of India
NEET marks scam: Kingpin admits to accepting money from 13-14 medical aspirants
Rajkot: The NEET marks-for-money racket busted by Rajkot's Detection of Crime Branch (DCB) thrived for two years, with the prime accused, Vipul Teraiya , an education consultant, confessing to accepting money from parents of 13-14 medical aspirants . Tired of too many ads? go ad free now On Wednesday, the DCB also arrested Rajesh Pethani, chairman of Rajkot-based coaching institute Royal Academy. Pethani, Vipul and three others were booked after it came to light that they fleeced a Jetpur-based man of Rs 30 lakh by promising to increase the 2024 NEET exam marks of his son. Pethani and Vipul were remanded in five days of police custody by a local court. Police have intensified the search for another mastermind Manjeet Jain, a CBSE exam coordinator in Belagavi, Karnataka; Dhaval Sanghvi; and Vipul's brother, Prakash Teraiya, who runs an education consultancy in Surat. The complainant's son enrolled for NEET coaching in Pethani's academy. He was convinced by Pethani, who claimed to know some influential people capable of enhancing the marks. The amount was routed through Dhaval Sanghvi, who promised that his son would be allotted an exam centre in Belagavi. Vekariya's son eventually scored 460 marks, but no manipulation occurred. When he asked for a refund, the accused did not respond to his calls, prompting him to approach the police. DCP (crime) Dr Parthrajsinh Gohil said, "We want to find out how many students, including the victim, were promised higher NEET scores in exchange for money, and how much money was collected from them. The probe will also explore how long the accused operated this nexus and whether more agents are involved," Gohil said. DCB police inspector Mehul Gondaliya said Vipul confessed to accepting money from the parents of 13 to 14 students in exchange for illegally increasing their NEET scores. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now "Teraiya admitted that this malpractice has been ongoing for the past two years, and more people are involved in the nexus. Once the information is verified, statements from the concerned students and their parents will be recorded," Gondaliya said. Police will also investigate the commission structure—how the money received per student was divided among the accused.
