Cops to expand probe after after AIIMS student's arrest
The accused include Sachin Gaura (22), a student of AIIMS Jodhpur, Ajit Gaura (30), a medical intern at a govt college in Bharatpur, and Subhash Saini (33), an ayurvedic practitioner who has a prior record of cheating and impersonation-related offences. They were arrested on June 6.
Police said Sachin allegedly paid Rs 60 lakh to Saini to facilitate the scheme, which helped him bypass the competitive entrance process and secure admission at AIIMS.
The admit card for the NEET UG 2020 exam carried Ajit's photograph instead of Sachin's, allowing another individual, likely Ajit, to appear for the exam on his behalf.
Sachin went on to secure 667 marks, helping him to take admission with an All-India Rank of 1,443.
DCP (West) Amit Kumar said the role of Saini is central to the case and that his network of accomplices is currently being tracked. "We want to ascertain whether there are others who aided Saini and if this group was involved in similar impersonation cases in the past," he said.
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He was accused of charging large sums of money to guarantee NEET clearance, although the exam was eventually cancelled. Six people were arrested at the time following a complaint lodged at Chomu police station. He was also booked in 2021 by Arain Police in Ajmer along with his brother Dr Ashok for cheating.
"We will question other suspects who were booked in the previous two cases for more details," said the official.
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