Online fraud in the name of getting NEET re-exam paper: lakhs were collected from more than 1000 students; 3 accused arrested from Rajasthan-Bihar
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Ahmedabad Cyber Crime Branch has exposed the network of online fraud in the name of getting online papers before the re-exam of NEET-UG. Police have arrested three accused from Rajasthan and Bihar.
Ahmedabad Cyber Crime Branch has exposed the network of online fraud in the name of getting online papers before the re-exam of NEET-UG. Police have arrested three accused from Rajasthan and Bihar. The accused are accused of extorting lakhs of rupees from more than 1000 students and parents on the pretext of getting them papers for NEET re-exam and other examinations to be held on June 21. The accused Sumersingh Meena and Akash Meena, arrested from Rajasthan, used to claim to get the papers through Telegram channels and websites. In return, Rs 15 thousand to Rs 80 thousand were collected from the students. The accused Naveen Yadav arrested from Bihar was cheating in the name of exam fee refund. He used to change the password of students' accounts using their login information. After this, he used to transfer the refund amount received on cancellation of the examination to his account. It is alleged that he embezzled the refund money of about 150 students. Naveen has studied till B.Sc. Used to win trust through fake screenshots. According to the police, the accused had created 44 websites and 8 Telegram channels. Screenshots of fake payments and thank you messages were posted in these. It was also claimed that 70 to 80 percent of the papers given earlier were found to be correct. Due to this, students and parents used to fall into their trap. Investigation revealed that more than a thousand people sent money to the accused to buy the paper. Instead, they were sent old or fake question papers and answer keys. Used to hide transactions from gaming accounts: Police investigation revealed that the accused used to open accounts on gaming websites to hide money transactions. Earlier the money received from students was deposited in these accounts. Later the amount was withdrawn through various transactions and gaming activities. This was an attempt to avoid banking surveillance. The actual paper was not leaked. Police say that the accused had not leaked the actual paper of any examination. They were just taking advantage of the paper leak controversy to cheat students and parents. At present, investigation is going on as to how much total amount was recovered by this network and how many people became its victims.
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