2 MBBS Students Suspended for Impersonation in NEET 2024
Rajasthan- The authorities of Dr Sampurnanand Medical College, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, have suspended two MBBS students for allegedly appearing as dummy candidates in the National Eligibility and Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET UG) 2024.
The MBBS students have been identified as Mehla from the batch of 2022 and Vishnoi from the batch of 2023. Both students were suspended by the Principal, BS Jodha, till further orders after the CBI investigation proved their involvement in the NEET 2024 fraud.
In this regard, talking to ETVBharat Media News Report, Jodhpur Medical College Principal Dr BS Jodha said, "The CBI investigation has found that the accused Bhagirathram Vishnoi had appeared in the exam as a dummy candidate in place of his brother Gopal Ram. Similarly, Harshit Mehla had appeared in the exam in place of Vineet Godara."
Last year, the NEET exam for the academic year 2024 was held on May 5, which stirred up a lot of controversy due to certain anomalies, including several students scoring impossible full marks, the exam being announced on the day of the Lok Sabha election results much before the scheduled date, and toppers reportedly being from the same exam centre.
Around 24 lakh candidates had appeared for NEET UG 2024 . The prestigious exam was mired in controversy due to discrepancies. Meanwhile, students reported that the centre gave them question papers with pre-marked answers, then withdrew them. However, the NTA, which conducts the exam, said it re-examined over 100 candidates.
On this, Medical Dialogues had reported last year, as per PTI, that a fresh case has been registered in this regard in the investigation into the irregularities in the conduct of NEET UG 2024. In this regard, CBI booked a woman medical student, who was caught taking the UG medical entrance examination for an aspirant in Navi Mumbai, officials said on Saturday. The Bureau took over the investigation from the Maharashtra Police on the state government's recommendation.
