Editor's Pick | NEET paper leak: four booked in Maharashtra

The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET-UG) question paper leak case takes another turn. Maharashtra police have booked four people, including two zilla parishad teachers, in connection with the NEET paper leak case that has caused a storm over the past few days. The arrested include Jalil Umrakhan Pathan and Sanjay Tukaram Jadhav. A local court remanded Mr. Pathan to police custody till July 2, while Mr. Jadhav has been detained and is being interrogated by police, sources share. Both teachers work in zilla parishad schools; Mr. Pathan works for one in Katpur, Latur distirct, while Mr. Jadhav works at one in Solapur. The two also ran private coaching classes in Latur and have been accused of selling exam-related information to students. A third accused, Iranna Kongalwar, is from Nanded district and is an Industrial Training Institute (ITI) instructor at Umarga in Latur district. Authorities suspect that the two teachers sent hall ticket details of students to Mr. Kongalwar, who then forwarded them Mr. Gangadhar in Delhi, a fourth accused named in the FIR filed by the Latur police. He is suspected to be the mastermind behind the leak. An FIR has been lodged in the Shivajinagar police station in Latur against all four under Sections 3(v), 4 and 10 of The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act 2024, as well as Sections 420 (cheating) and 120 (b) (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code. The Nanded branch of the Maharashtra anti-terrorism squad (ATS) had previously detained Mr. Jadhav and Mr. Pathan on June 22 for intensive questioning, before they were released. The ATS team raided the residences of the two teachers after they allegedly exchanged suspicious messages regarding exam hall tickets on Whatsapp, and also had financial transactions on their phones. Mr. Pathan has reportedly not shown up at the Katpur school since June 20. 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[View in browser]( [More newsletters]( NEET paper leak: four booked in Maharashtra The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET-UG) question paper leak case takes another turn. [Maharashtra police have booked four people]( including two zilla parishad teachers, in connection with the NEET paper leak case that has caused a storm over the past few days. The arrested include Jalil Umrakhan Pathan and Sanjay Tukaram Jadhav. A local court remanded Mr. Pathan to police custody till July 2, while Mr. Jadhav has been detained and is being interrogated by police, sources share. Both teachers work in zilla parishad schools; Mr. Pathan works for one in Katpur, Latur distirct, while Mr. Jadhav works at one in Solapur. The two also ran private coaching classes in Latur and have been accused of selling exam-related information to students. A third accused, Iranna Kongalwar, is from Nanded district and is an Industrial Training Institute (ITI) instructor at Umarga in Latur district. Authorities suspect that the two teachers sent hall ticket details of students to Mr. Kongalwar, who then forwarded them Mr. Gangadhar in Delhi, a fourth accused named in the FIR filed by the Latur police. He is suspected to be the mastermind behind the leak. An FIR has been lodged in the Shivajinagar police station in Latur against all four under Sections 3(v), 4 and 10 of The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act 2024, as well as Sections 420 (cheating) and 120 (b) (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code. The Nanded branch of the Maharashtra anti-terrorism squad (ATS) had previously detained Mr. Jadhav and Mr. Pathan on June 22 for intensive questioning, before they were released. The ATS team raided the residences of the two teachers after they allegedly exchanged suspicious messages regarding exam hall tickets on Whatsapp, and also had financial transactions on their phones. Mr. Pathan has reportedly not shown up at the Katpur school since June 20. After his arrest, Zilla parishad officials are actively considering his suspension, sources say. Offiæcials said that a Special Investigation Team headed by Latur city sub-divisional police officer Bhagwat Funde has been set up to look into the case. The Hindu’s Editorials [Arrow][​Alter the status quo: on the conflict in Manipur]( [Arrow][​Nicobar triangle: on the ₹72,000-crore project on Great Nicobar Island]( The Hindu’s Daily Quiz The International Yoga Day was observed on June 21. 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