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Bihar Deputy Chief Minister claims Tejashwi aide linked to

NEET paper leak
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha claimed that RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav's
aide Preetam Kumar was linked to the alleged paper leaks and malpractices of the NEET
exam row.

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RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav's aide has been alleged of being involved in the NEET exam row. (File photo)
Rohit Kumar Singh
Patna, UPDATED: Jun 20, 2024 16:29 IST
Written By: Sharangee Dutta

In Short
Aide Preetam Kumar allegedly booked room for engineer involved in exam row
Engineer recommended stay for nephew, a NEET aspirant, at government bungalow
His nephew is in jail, engineer earlier alleged 'Mantri Ji' connection in row

Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha on Thursday claimed that Rashtriya
Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav's aide was linked to the alleged paper leaks
and the malpractices of the NEET-UG 2024 row.
At a press briefing, Sinha claimed that Tejashwi Yadav's aide Preetam Kumar called
an employee of the Bihar Road Construction Department (RCD) to book a room for
Sikandar Prasad Yadavendu, an engineer who earlier revealed an alleged
involvement of a 'Mantri Ji' in the entrance exam row.
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Sikandar Prasad Yadavendu claimed he recommended the stay of his nephew

Anurag Yadav, a NEET aspirant, his mother and other accomplices at a government
bungalow in Patna. Anurag Yadav is currently behind bars in connection with the
exam irregularities.
Vijay Kumar Sinha claimed he conducted a departmental inquiry into the matter,
and learnt that Preetam Kumar called the RCD staffer named Pradeep to book a
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room at the guest house of Bihar NHAI on May 1 - four days before the examination
took place across the country.
The Bihar Deputy Chief Minister alleged there were call details of Preetam Kumar
calling Pradeep.

"I demand a high level inquiry into this matter. They are out of power, but want to
play with the future of lakhs of candidates," Sinha said.
He further stated that he had suspended three employees of the Road
Construction Department, including Pradeep, in connection with the room booking.
However, the Bihar NHAI junked the reports of the accused staying at their guest
house, mentioning in a statement that it "does not have any guest house facility in
Patna".
"Some sections of the press have reported that the accused related to the NEET
paper leak case stayed at NHAI guest house in Patna. NHAI would like to clarify that
NHAI does not have any guest house facility in Patna," the statement added.
In his confession letter, Sikandar Prasad Yadavendu wrote that his nephew
informed him about getting desired results "as promised earlier". The engineer also
stated that he was in touch with a racket, which excelled in leaking question papers
for aspirants of NEET, UPSC and other examinations.
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Yadavendu also claimed he made logistical arrangements for other candidates,

namely Ayush Raj, Shivanandan Kumar, Abhishek Kumar, Anurag Yadav and
Anurag's mother Reena.
Meanwhile, earlier in the day, in his confession letter, Anurag Yadav admitted
that the leaked question paper provided to him matched the actual exam question
paper.

Published By: Anupriya Thakur

Published On: Jun 20, 2024
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