Bihar Police arrests 2024 NEET paper leak case mastermind from Patna
Press Trust of India | April 25, 2025 | 05:44 PM IST | 1 min read
Sanjeev Mukhiya is also wanted in connection with the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) Teacher Recruitment Exam (TRE-3) paper leak case from March 2024. Mukhiya is currently under joint interrogation by the EOU and CBI.
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Download EBookNEW DELHI: The Economic Offences Unit (EOU) of Bihar Police has arrested Sanjeev Kumar Singh, the alleged mastermind behind the NEET (UG)-2024 paper leak case, from the state capital, officials said on Friday. Singh, alias Sanjeev Mukhiya, who was posted as a technical assistant at a government college in Nalanda, carried a bounty of Rs 3 lakh on his head.
"Mukhiya was arrested in a joint operation by the EOU and district police from an apartment in the intervening night of Thursday and Friday. Acting on specific information, officials conducted searches and arrested him," Nayyar Hasnain Khan, Additional Director General (ADG) of the EOU, told PTI. "He was also wanted in connection with his involvement in the paper leak case of the Bihar Public Service Commission ( BPSC ) Teacher Recruitment Exam (TRE-3) held in March 2024. Mukhiya is currently being jointly interrogated by sleuths of the EOU and the CBI," he added.
The NEET paper leak case is being probed by the CBI. Officials said Mukhiya’s gang has a widespread network across Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan. The gang was also allegedly involved in paper leaks for the Haryana veterinary doctor recruitment exam, the Haryana English teachers’ recruitment exam, and several recruitment exams held in Uttar Pradesh.
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