Bhadrak: An MBBS student who appeared in place of a NEET aspirant in the medical entrance exam was arrested along with two others in Bhadrak district.
According to the report, the fake candidate who appeared in the NEET exam held on last Sunday in the Gelpur centre under Gramanchal police station hails from Kolkata. He set a deal of Rs 10 lakh with the original candidate, Saswat Tripathy of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha. He was identified as fake after his fingerprint was mismatched with the real candidate’s Aadhar card.
Following the expose of the false identity, the examination centre superintendent filed a written complaint at the police station. The police arrested the fake candidate along with two others who were involved in the cheating. But, the real candidate and the other two people involved in the cheating are absconding.
The arrested fake examinees, identified as, Ankit Raj, Rajesh Madhukar and Prem Shankar Pandey belong to Bihar. An investigation has been started in the bank regarding the 10 lakh rupees. The police further investigating the matter.
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