5 held in Rajasthan for attempting to take NEET UG 2025 using forged documents

JAIPUR: Five persons were arrested from Rajasthan's Jaipur for allegedly attempting to appear in the NEET-UG 2025 examination through forged documents, police said on Monday. Based on a tip-off, the suspects were placed under surveillance and a raid was conducted at a flat in a township in Karni Vihar area, where the accused were found in possession of devices and fake documents related to the exam, Deputy Commissioner of Police (West) Amit Kumar said.

The arrested individuals have been identified as Ajit Kumar Barala, Sohan Lal Chaudhary, Jitendra Sharma, Sanjay Chaudhary and Rohit Gora. They are being interrogated, police said. Bluetooth devices, fake documents and Rs 50,000 in cash -- taken as an advance -- were recovered from their possession.

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According to police, Ajit Kumar Barala and Sohan Lal Chaudhary have completed BAMS from the National Institute of Ayurveda (NIA) in Jaipur and are currently preparing for postgraduate entrance exams. Jitendra Sharma is pursuing MBBS from a college in Karnataka, they added.