CBI files case against unknown persons in UGC-NET exam paper leak

The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a case against unknown persons in connection with the UGC-NET paper leak. The development comes a day after the Education ministry cancelled the exam, claiming that the paper's integrity was compromised. was compromised.

“A case has been registered against unknown persons for compromising the integrity of the UGC NET exam conducted on June 18,” the agency said in a statement.

The case has been filed under sections of criminal conspiracy and cheating.

Meanwhile, around 50 students from different universities and members of various student' outfits were detained on the 20th of June while they were protesting against the cancellation of the UGC-NET examination and irregularities in the NEET, PTI reported.

The students were detained from outside the Ministry of Education as well as the Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's residence here in central Delhi.

Visuals from the scene shared on social media showed students allegedly being dragged and shoved into buses by the police for detention.

Police denied they manhandled anyone.

A large number of students, including members of political outfits such as the Students' Federation of India (SFI), All India Students Association (AISA), Democratic Students' Front (DSF), Krantikari Yuva Sangathan (KYS), and Congress-affiliated NSUI participated in the protest.

RSS-affiliated Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) also staged protest on Delhi University's north campus and the Jawaharlal Nehru University.

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