18-06-2025
City cops book another in NEET 2020 dummy racket
Jaipur: City police made further progress in their investigation into the NEET-UG 2020 dummy candidate racket and booked another suspect, identified as Ashok Saini, for alleged involvement in the exam fraud.
Deputy commissioner of police (west) Amit Kumar stated that Ashok Saini was a close associate of Ayurveda practitioner Subhash Saini, who has already been arrested in the case. Kumar said digital evidence recovered during the probe established Ashok's active role in the racket. "He worked in close coordination with Subhash and was instrumental in arranging dummy candidates for the NEET exam," Kumar said.
Police had earlier arrested three individuals: Sachin Gaura (22), a student at AIIMS Jodhpur; Ajit Gaura (30), a student at a medical college in Bharatpur; and Subhash Saini (33), an Ayurveda practitioner.
Investigations revealed that Ajit Gaura appeared in the NEET-UG 2020 exam impersonating Sachin Gaura.
Sachin allegedly paid a significant amount of money to Subhash Saini to secure a dummy candidate for the exam. Subhash, in turn, enlisted the help of Ashok Saini to carry out the task. Police sources said Ashok had prior experience in facilitating such fraudulent activities. Ashok's role, though previously under the radar, came to light during the interrogation of Subhash, who disclosed their collaboration in arranging dummy candidates.
