NEET UG 2026: 19-year-old BSc student held for attempting to divert refunds of 150 MBBS aspirants

Ahead of the re-NEET UG 2026 examination, the Ahmedabad cyber crime branch has arrested a 19-year-old BSc student from Bihar for allegedly trying to divert the NEET refund amounts of 150 aspirants into his own bank account. Re-NEET UG 2026 Admit Card LIVE.

The accused has been identified as NavinKumar Shankar Prasad Yadav. He was traced and apprehended by the police after a case was registered at cyber crime police station where Yadav created a false identity of the complainant’s daughter and stole her National Eligibility-cum-Intelligence (NEET) exam application number and password.

“By illegally using these login credentials without her knowledge or consent, the accused gained unauthorized access to the NEET UG–2026 portal and attempted to fraudulently obtain the refund amount by entering the bank account details of another person for receiving the refund,” according to the investigation report.

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The accused stole the login credentials, accessed the NEET UG 2026 fee refund portal and entered false bank account details, the report said

The investigation further added that Yadav targeted around 350 NEET aspirants and took advantage of simple and weak passwords used by nearly 150 of them.

After accessing their accounts, the accused identified candidates eligible for fee refunds and replaced their registered bank account details with his own accounts in an attempt to receive the NEET UG 2026 refund amounts, the report added.

“The Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) of the National Testing Agency (NTA), considering the gravity of the offence, took immediate action and shared the required information with the Cyber Crime Police, Ahmedabad City ,which was precise information regarding the digital footprints generated through the security features of the portal. Based on this technical data, the police successfully identified the accused, traced his location, and apprehended him,” the report said.

In addition, the police has urged students and parents to remain vigilant and always use a strong password for educational and other online portals, comprising a combination of uppercase letters, lowercase letters, numbers, and special characters.

“Strictly avoid using common and easily guessable passwords such as your mobile number, date of birth, name, or simple combinations like"123456". Never share your account details, passwords, OTPs, or any other confidential information with any person. Use the official NEET websites, www.nta.ac.in or neet.nta.nic.in for the refund process,” it said.