Jaipur, 6 May (H.S): An MBBS student, Abhishek Gupta, and five others were detained in Rajasthan's Bharatpur after Gupta appeared in place of NEET aspirant Rahul Gurjar during the medical entrance exam. Gupta's involvement in a racket being run by his fellow collegemate Ravi Meena was revealed during initial investigations. Meena allegedly accepted Rs 10 lakh from Gurjar for the illicit operation. Gupta was found impersonating Gurjar at an examination center and was handed over to the police. The other accused, Amit, Dayaram, Suraj Singh, and Meena, were waiting outside the center in a car.

The police are currently interrogating all the accused, and further actions will be taken accordingly. In another incident at a center in Sawai Madhopur, some candidates complained of receiving question papers in the wrong language, and their parents alleged being thrashed by the police when they protested. The NTA has issued a public notice stating that an incident of incorrect distribution of question papers has come to light and they are taking necessary actions to ensure fairness and equal opportunity for all candidates.

Hindusthan Samachar/ Indrani Sarkar