NEET Fraud: AIIMS Jodhpur final year MBBS student, Doctor who appeared as dummy candidate arrested
Jaipur: A final-year student at AIIMS Jodhpur and a doctor have been arrested for fraud in NEET 2020 exam. Investigators revealed that the student did not appear for the exam and had the doctor impersonate him. The fraud was detected after the National Testing Agency found a mismatch between the candidate’s photo and official records.
Police have also arrested the impersonator, who is a doctor, and detained a health officer suspected of orchestrating the deal. Authorities believe Rs 60 lakh was paid to facilitate the scam. The case has raised serious questions about the loopholes in the NEET examination system and the authenticity of admissions even in prestigious institutions like AIIMS.
Speaking to PTI, the officials informed, "Barely months before his MBBS course was to be completed in AIIMS Jodhpur, a man was allegedly found to have paid for a ''dummy candidate'' in his National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET-UG) in 2020. Rajasthan Police has arrested him and a doctor for the fraud. Another doctor working as a health officer in Ghatwa, Nagaur, was detained in connection with the case."
Jaipur Deputy Commissioner of Police (West) Amit Kumar said a report was received from the National Examination Agency, New Delhi that Sachin Gora who scored 667 marks in NEET UG-2020 never appeared for the exam and used a “dummy candidate”.
The DCP said the agency found that the photo of Dr Ajit Gora was used in Sachin’s admit card. Sachin is currently a final year student at AIIMS Jodhpur Medical College.
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Dr Subhash Saini who now works as a health officer in Ghatwa allegedly involved Ajit in the fraud and took money for it. Ajit is currently doing the compulsory one-year internship after completing his MBBS from Bharatpur Medical College.
As per initial investigation, a deal of Rs 60 lakh was fixed to make the “dummy candidate” clear the test, adds PTI
Police have arrested Sachin and Ajit and detained Saini.
During interrogation, police said they found that Saini had taken Rs 65 lakh in 2013 to get a person clear the NEET PG exam. Police had then arrested six people in connection to the case.
