A CBI team raided in Gaya district in the NEET paper leak case.

A CBI team raided in Gaya district in the NEET paper leak case.

Patna July 10: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted a raid in Gaya’s Harraiya village on Wednesday in connection with the NEET question paper leak case.

Accompanied by local police, the CBI team raided the house of an accused named Shivnandan Yadav in Harraiya village, which falls under the jurisdiction of Barachatti police station.

Sources indicated that the team seized some important documents during the raid.

According to sources, Shivnandan Yadav had a deal with an examination mafia for Rs 40 lakh to obtain NEET question papers and answers. He had already paid an advance of Rs 20 lakh, with the remaining amount to be paid after the results.

The Patna police had exposed the question paper leak case on May 5, the day of the examination, leading to the arrest of 13 individuals.

The Economic Offence Unit (EOU) of Bihar police arrested Shivnandan Yadav during the investigation, which has now been handed over to the CBI.

Earlier, on Tuesday, the CBI arrested two other suspects, Sunny Kumar and Ranjit Kumar, from the Nalanda and Gaya districts, respectively. Sunny Kumar was a candidate in the exam, while Ranjit Kumar was the father of one of the candidates.

EOM.