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United News of India
a day ago
- United News of India
Maha: CBI arrests 2 for defrauding aspiring NEET candidates for medical colleges
Mumbai, June 14 (UNI) Two people were arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for their alleged involvement in defrauding aspiring National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) candidates by falsely promising to manipulate their NEET UG 2025 scores in exchange for money so that they can get admission in medical colleges of their choices, officials said here on Saturday. Arrested accused Sandeep Shah, a resident of Solapur, and Salim Patel, a resident of Navi Mumbai, were arrested after the parents of the student made a complaint. The central agency said that it has registered a cheating case on June nine after discovering that two individuals were involved in duping NEET candidates and their parents by falsely claiming to have connections with officials of the National Testing Agency (NTA) that conducts the examination. UNI AAA SS
India Today
a day ago
- India Today
CBI arrests 2 for demanding Rs 90 lakh to manipulate NEET UG scores
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested two individuals for allegedly running a fraudulent operation targeting aspirants of NEET UG 2025 by promising to manipulate their exam scores in exchange for hefty payments. The accused, identified as Sandeep Shah of Solapur and Salim Patel of Navi Mumbai, were detained following a detailed probe that uncovered their elaborate scheme aimed at deceiving CBI registered a case on June 9 against the duo and unknown others for criminal conspiracy, cheating, and using forged documents. The accused had falsely claimed to have access to officials in the National Testing Agency (NTA), which conducts the NEET accused lured low-scoring candidates and their anxious parents by promising inflated marks in return for payments nearing Rs 90 lakh per candidate. Sandeep Shah, who was primarily responsible for meeting with the victims, was found negotiating deals at Hotel ITC Grand Central in Mumbai's Parel area. He initially demanded Rs 90 lakh for each candidate, later settling for Rs 87.5 lakh. Shah assured the parents that the updated scores would be shared with them six hours before the official declaration of results, creating a false sense of investigation further revealed Shah's close association with Salim Patel, who ran an admission consultancy firm in Navi Mumbai, and another consultant operating in role in facilitating the fraudulent network was exposed through forensic analysis of seized mobile phones. The examination uncovered incriminating chats detailing candidate roll numbers, admit cards, OMR sheets, and hawala-based financial was arrested in Mumbai on June 9, while Patel was arrested the next day from Sangli district in Maharashtra. Both were produced before the Special CBI Court in Mumbai, which initially remanded them in police custody until June 13. Their remand was subsequently extended until June CBI has clarified that no officials from the NTA or any other government body were found to be Watch
Time of India
a day ago
- Time of India
CBI arrests two for deceiving NEET aspirants by posing as middlemen
The CBI apprehended two individuals from Maharashtra, Sandeep Shah and Salim Patel, for allegedly defrauding NEET UG 2025 aspirants and their families. They falsely claimed to manipulate scores for up to Rs 90 lakh per candidate, posing as middlemen with connections to the NTA. Investigations revealed incriminating evidence on their phones, but no NTA involvement has been found. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads The CBI arrested two men from Maharashtra for allegedly deceiving NEET UG 2025 aspirants and their families by claiming they could manipulate scores, and charging Rs 90 lakh per candidate, officials said on Shah and Salim Patel, residents of Solapur and Navi Mumbai, respectively, allegedly hoodwinked candidates by posing as middlemen with access to non-existent officials of the National Testing Agency (NTA).The CBI is on the trail of a third suspect, who is absconding, understood to be the mastermind of the allegedly demanded up to Rs 90 lakh per candidate, later reducing the amount to Rs 87.5 lakh during negotiations for ensuring ranks in the merit, the police allegedly held clandestine meetings with anxious parents at the upscale ITC Grand Central hotel in Mumbai's Parel these meetings, he allegedly assured clients that their children's scores could be inflated and that the revised marks would be disclosed a full six hours before the official announcement of CBI investigation showed that Shah was in touch with Patel, who operates an admission consultancy firm in Navi Mumbai, and another individual who runs a similar consultancy in Pune."A forensic examination of the mobile phones of the arrested individuals uncovered incriminating chats containing details of prospective candidates, their roll numbers, admit cards, OMR sheets, and evidence of financial transactions through Hawala networks," a CBI Spokesperson said in a were presented before a special court earlier this week which sent them to CBI custody till June 16."The investigation has not found any involvement of government officials or NTA personnel with the accused persons in the case. The accused misled parents by falsely claiming connections with NTA officials," the spokesperson believe the accused cynically misled parents by fabricating connections with examination authorities to give credence to their elaborate scheme.
