MBBS Student impersonates in exam for Rs 5 Lakh, arrested

Jaipur: An MBBS student from Agartala Medical College was recently arrested for impersonating a candidate to write the senior teacher (secondary education) Grade-2 exam-2022.

Allegedly, the medico, who is studying as a first-year MBBS student at the medical college appeared in the science subject paper as a dummy candidate.

This was allegedly done by the MBBS student in exchange for Rs 5 lakh. After his arrest, the student was put into police custody till March 25, 2024, reports TOI.

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As per the latest media report by the Times of India, the first-year MBBS student was arrested by the police's special operations group (SOG) during the ongoing crackdown on paper leaks. Commenting on the matter, a police officer told the Daily, "The team arrested the accused in Agartala and subsequently transferred him to Jaipur, where he was presented in court and remanded to police custody till March 25."

The Daily adds that SOG arrested a resident of Sanchore district on December 29 last year. During the interrogation by the police, the man revealed that a person from Jalore district was paid to assume his identity and appear on his behalf in the examination.

Medical Dialogues had reported back in 2021 about a 'Munna Bhai' racket, which got busted by Jaipur Police. This racket was linked to the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) Exam, where a gang of paper-solvers took huge amount of money from candidates and made senior medical students appear in the exam on their behalf. Back then, the Police had arrested several medical students also in this connection.

This gang allegedly charged Rs 20 to Rs 25 lakh from every student and in exchange sent qualified medical students appear in the examination on their behalf.

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