Godhra NEET Cheating Scandal busted: Police Probe Reveals Rs 12 crore Transactions, involvement of students, parents to be investigated
Vadodara: Amid the public outrage regarding the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) UG 2024 controversy, a preliminary investigation into the Godhra NEET cheating scam has revealed that there have been transactions amounting to Rs 12 crore involving both students, their parents and the accused arrested involved in the case. In the scam so far from the city, 4 people have been arrested.
The racket was being run by one Roy who operates by Roy Overseas Company, and another person Bhatt. According to the investigation so far, the accused were paid several lakhs by the students to fill their answer sheets. Although an investigation is underway to uncover more details about the incident, the police authorities recovered numerous cheques were given to Bhatt and Roy by various students. Moreover, the cheques contained the parents' phone numbers.
Investigation in the case has revealed transaction worth over Rs 12 crore between students, their parents and the accused. 10 lakh was the rate for each student who wanted to cheat in the exam. The accused had planned that they would get around Rs 26 crore, as per India TV news.
Medical Dialogues team had reported on May 20 that one more individual was arrested in Vadodara by the Panchmahal police in this cheating matter. He used to bring the medical aspirants and connect them with a person named Parshuram Roy, who runs a visa and overseas education consultancy firm in Vadodara. Then the students were asked to pay a huge amount to pass the exam and if the students agreed to do so, Anand would get a commission.
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The scam came to light after the Panchmahal Collector received a tip-off that a teacher named Bhatt, was planning to commit irregularities during the NEET 2024 exam and help some students. Bhatt was also the Deputy Superintendent at the exam centre. After receiving the information, the collector informed the District Education Officer (DEO), following which both the DEO and the police team reached the school where the examination was to be held.
After reaching the school, the police interrogated Bhatt and examined his phone. While examining Bhatt’s phone, police found a list of 16 students with roll numbers and examination centres was shared by Roy over his WhatsApp messages. Additionally, Bhatt also revealed that Rs 10 lakh was also taken from these students to help them in the examination.
In the recent investigation, the police found as reported by Free Press Journal that four of the 12 implicated students deposited ₹66 lakh into the bank account of Roy Overseas Company, owned by Roy of Vadodara. The investigation also revealed that three students gave Bhatt and Roy blank cheques, indicating a major monetary transaction for alleged misconduct in the NEET exam.
Based on the information received to the District Magistrate, his team and District Education Officer during an investigation at the NEET examination center recovered Rs 7,00,000 in cash from the vehicle of the accused teacher, reports IndiaTV.
However, the police are meticulously collecting evidence to ascertain the involvement of the students and their parents in the cheating conspiracy. The focus is on verifying whether these financial transactions were indeed part of the scam aimed at manipulating the NEET exam outcomes following which action will be taken accordingly.
