US EditionCBI Arrests Two for Deceiving NEET Aspirants by Posing as Middlemen
- The Central Bureau of Investigation arrested Sandeep Shah on June 9 in Mumbai and Salim Patel on June 10 in Sangli for allegedly defrauding NEET UG 2025 aspirants by promising score manipulation.
- The arrests came shortly after authorities filed a cheating case when it was uncovered that the accused had falsely represented having links with NTA officials to manipulate exam results in exchange for payments totaling nearly ₹90 lakh.
- Investigations showed that Shah and Patel met with concerned parents at Mumbai’s ITC Grand Central hotel, promising that inflated scores would be provided six hours prior to the official announcements, and uncovered their connections to admission consultancy services based in Navi Mumbai and Pune.
- Forensic analysis of the suspects' mobile phones revealed incriminating conversations containing information about candidates, their roll numbers, examination documents, and evidence of illegal financial dealings via hawala, while the CBI confirmed that no officials from the government or NTA were implicated.
- The special CBI court extended their police custody to June 16 to facilitate further investigation, while authorities continue probing a wider network and identifying more victims.
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CBI arrests two for extorting nearly Rs 90L from NEET UG aspirants
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested two persons for extorting money from NEET UG 2025 aspirants under the guise of manipulating exam scores. The two accused have been identified as Sandeep Shah of Solapur and Salim Patel of Navi Mumbai. According to the CBI, Shah and Patel assured the families of these aspirants, claiming they had “connections” in the National Testing Agency (NTA) and could “fix” scores in exchange for money. The…
CBI arrests two for deceiving NEET aspirants by posing as middlemen
Sandeep 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)
NEET UG 2025 fraud: CBI nabs two for duping aspirants with promise of rigging scores
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested two persons for allegedly duping NEET UG 2025 aspirants and their parents by promising to manipulate their examination scores in exchange for large sums of money, the agency said on Saturday. The scam, which falsely invoked connections with officials from the National Testing Agency (NTA), was exposed following a detailed investigation and coordinated arrests in Maharashtra. Case details and…
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