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NEET Exam Paper Leak: Amid nationwide outrage over alleged irregularities in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET-Undergraduate) exams, a new revelation has shocked the nation with four arrested men confessing that the question paper for the medical entrance exam was leaked the previous day. Among those arrested, three are aspirants reportedly identified as Anurag Yadav, Amit Anand, Nitish Kumar, and Sikandar Yadavendu, a junior engineer at the Danapur municipal council.

The arrests were made following a confession in which the accused admitted to receiving and memorizing the leaked question paper of the medical entrance exam, flagging serious concerns over the integrity of the NEET-UG 2024 examination process.

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One of the arrested aspirants, Amit Anand rocked the nation by confessing that he orchestrated the leak of the NEET-UG 2024 exam paper. According to a report by ABP Live, Anand revealed that candidates were provided with the leaked paper and answers for sums ranging between Rs 30 to 32 lakh. The revelation has sparked massive outrage, with growing demands for the cancellation of NEET-UG 2024. 

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Another aspirant Anurag Yadav confessed that he memorised the paper at night and the leaked paper he received matched the actual exam paper. All four accused admitted that they received the question paper the day before the medical entrance exam and used it to memorise the answers. They told the police that the exact questions appeared in the examination paper the next day.

The National Testing Agency (NTA) conducted the NEET-UG 2024 exam on May 5 across 4,750 centres for approximately 24 lakh students, however, it is facing scrutiny over allegations of paper leaks and questionable grace marks. The results were questioned as an unprecedented 67 students have attained a perfect score of 720. 

Earlier on Thursday, NTA informed the Supreme Court on Thursday that the scorecards of 1563 applicants who received "grace marks" in the NEET-UG exam will be cancelled, and the candidates will be allowed to retake the exam on June 23, with results expected by June 30.