The Central Bureau of Investigation on June 30 arrested Dixit Patel, owner of a private school in Gujarat’s Godhra, in connection with alleged malpractices in the NEET-UG exam.
He was arrested from his residence, said public prosecutor Rakesh Thakor, adding that the CBI was taking him to Ahmedabad to seek his remand.
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“As the case has been handed over to the CBI by the Gujarat government, a CBI team will produce him (Dixit Patel) before a designated court in Ahmedabad to seek his remand,” Mr. Thakor said.
Mr. Patel’s Jay Jalaram School, located near Godhra, was one of the designated centres where the NEET-UG exam was held on May 5. It has been alleged that the school was the epicentre of alleged malpractices and fraud in connection with the exam.
The principal was the sixth person to be arrested in this case, wherein the accused had allegedly demanded ₹10 lakh from candidates to help them clear the all-India test.
Earlier, Gujarat Police had busted the scam in which a coaching centre owner and others were arrested for allegedly tampering with the exam paper.
Upon the Centre’s insistence, the State government handed over the investigation to the Central agency since the malpractices were reported from multiple States, including Bihar.
Published - June 30, 2024 08:15 pm IST
