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In the recent NEET UG exam row, a doctor and his son are on the radar of Bihar police in connection to a paper leak case. The duo hails from Naini in Prayagraj. 

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During the ongoing investigation, police found out that the doctor had paid approximately INR 4 lakh to arrange a solver for his son, who is a NEET aspirant. Bihar police are conducting raids to nab the duo, who currently remain at large.

Dr RP Pandey, a resident of ADA Colony runs a private clinic in the Naini area, as per police investigations. The doctor’s son, Raj Pandey, was a NEET aspirant. 

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On May 5, a paper solver was caught appearing in the place of Raj Pandey at the examination centre at DAV Public School in Malighat, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. 

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The paper solver, identified as Hukma Ram, hails from Rajasthan and is a third-year MBBS student at AIIMS-Jodhpur. Police are also investigating the role of the exam centre’s management as Hukma was able to dodge the biometric test before appearing for the examination.

Police officials in Prayagraj said that Bihar police were searching for Raj Pandey and his father. Investigations indicated that Raj Pandey reportedly met the solver in Kota, where he was preparing for the NEET examination.

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Last month on June 27 Supreme Court pulled up the apex entrance examination body National Testing Agency (NTA) over the alleged irregularities in the NEET-UG 2024, the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET). Supreme Court's observations came on a petition filed by an e-learning application that claimed "inconsistent" calculation of marks on the OMR sheets. 

According to the petition, several students alleged that they did not receive OMR sheets in time. The bench has asked for the NTA's response on the time limit to raise the grievances related to the OMR sheets. Since then, investigations have been going on regarding discrepancies in the exam. 

(With inputs from agencies)