CBI files fifth chargesheet in NEET paper leak case
The charge sheeted accused in this case stands at 45 and all of them are still in judicial custody : CBI
New Delhi, November 25
The Central Bureau of Investigation has filed fifth chargesheet against five accused before CBI judge in Patna in connection with the NEET UG 2024 question paper theft case.
The charge sheet has been filed under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, including 120-B (Criminal Conspiracy), 109 (Abetment), 409 (Criminal Breach of Trust), 420 (Cheating), 380 (Theft), 201 (Causing Disappearance of Evidence), and 411 (Dishonestly Receiving Stolen Property) and under Section 13(2) read with Section 13(1)(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (as amended in 2018).
The accused individuals chargesheeted have been identified as Amit Kumar Singh from Dhanbad, Sudip Kumar from Bokaro, Yuvraj Kumar from Bokaro, Abhimanyu Patel from Nalanda and Amit Kumar from Patna. With this, total charge sheeted accused in this case stands at 45, and all of them are still in judicial custody.
The CBI had earlier filed four charge sheets against 40 other accused.
The agency took over the investigation from Patna police in June. Names of the candidates, who are beneficiaries of the paper theft / unfair means and names of the MBBS student who had solved the stolen paper or who had appeared in exam as impersonators have already been identified and shared with NTA/Ministry of Education, officials further added.
