Wednesday, February 12, 2020

Photos of suspected Neet impersonators released

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Chennai:12.02.2020

The CB-CID on Monday released the photographsof thesuspectsin theNeet impersonation scam and sought the help of the public in identifying them. These suspects wrote the exam on behalf of medical aspirantsfrom Tamil Nadu and illegally helped them get admission into medical colleges in the state, said a press release.

Any information about these suspects may be communicatedtotheCBCID,Chennai on 9443884395, the release said, adding that alltheinformation will be kept confidential. The photographs of the suspected impersonators are also being pasted in places like bus stops and commercial establishments and will be shared on social media platforms.

In December 2019, the Medical Council of India asked medical colleges cross the country to display names and photographs of nine postgraduate and undergraduate medicalstudentswhohadwritten Neet 2019 on behalf of medical aspirants from Tamil Nadu.

Following a request from C Vijayakumar, Crime Branch-CID superintendent of police (south zone), the board of governors of MCI has asked deans of all medical colleges to match these pictures with their students’ data and display these photographs on noticeboards. Since the CB-CID officers were not able to identify them,they wantedtoseeif professorsor studentscan provide them with clues. In September, an inquiry by the government medical college in Theni, based on an email, revealed that photosof a first year studentin the college application and the Neet-2019 scorecard did not match. Investigation led to arrest of four more students, their parents and three agents.

Police have released photos of 10 suspects believed to be part of the Neet impersonation racket and have asked the public to come forward with information if any

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