NEW DELHI:
CBI
on Sunday registered an
FIR
in connection with alleged
irregularities
in the
NEET-UG
exam and despatched special teams constituted by agency chief Praveen Sood to Patna and Godhra where local police have registered cases of paper leaks.
The agency will also examine the role of public servants connected with conduct of the examination besides probing the entire "gamut of events and the larger conspiracy", sources said.
CBI will take over probes being conducted by the police in Bihar and Gujarat. On Sunday, Gujarat accorded sanction to CBI to probe alleged irregularities in the
exam
held on May 5. Bihar may follow suit soon, sources said.
"The ministry of education has requested CBI to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the entire gamut of alleged irregularities, including conspiracy, cheating, impersonation, breach of trust, and destruction of evidence by candidates, institutes, and middlemen, including attempted irregularities," a CBI spokesperson said.
CBI has filed the case based on a written complaint from the director of the department of higher education in the education ministry.
The complaint said certain isolated incidents occurred in a few states during the conduct of NEET examination by the National Testing Agency on May 5 at 4,750 centres in 571 cities, including 14 cities abroad, with over 23 lakh candidates appearing for the exam.
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