Patna:

The Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar, Vijay Kumar Sinha, claimed on Wednesday that Sikandar Yadvendu, who was arrested within the NEET query paper leak case, is an in depth relative Pritam Kumar, the non-public secretary of former Deputy CM and RJD chief Tejashwi Yadav.

The investigation being performed by the Financial Offences Unit (EOU) of Bihar Police has recognized Sikandar Yadvendu, a junior engineer within the municipal committee of Danapur, because the kingpin of the NEET query paper leak case.

“Sikandar Yadvendu is an in depth relative of Tejashwi Yadav’s PS Pritam Kumar. An NHAI visitor home was booked for Sikandar’s sister Reena Yadav and son Anurag Yadav to remain on Might 4. A cellphone quantity and ‘Mantri Ji’ had been talked about within the diary of the NHAI visitor home. The investigating company is making efforts to know the id of this Mantri Ji,” Mr Sinha mentioned.

Mr Sinha, who additionally holds the street building portfolio, mentioned that he has ordered an inquiry into the reserving of the NHAI visitor home.

“I get an intensive investigation finished by my division to seek out out which officers or workers are working on the behest of Tejashwi Yadav. The complete system of RJD relies on crime and corruption,” Mr Sinha mentioned.

The EOU has discovered proof that the query papers of NEET 2024 had been leaked. The examination was held on Might 5 and the query paper was leaked a day earlier on Might 4.

The kingpin of this gang is Sikandar Yadavendu, who has been arrested. The EOU claims that Sikandar made his brother-in-law’s son and lots of different candidates memorise the solutions by giving them the query paper upfront.

On Might 5, the police arrested Reena Yadav from the NHAI visitor home. The EOU additionally discovered an OMR sheet from the visitor home. Reena’s son Anurag’s title is written within the register of the visitor home, with ‘Mantri Ji’ written subsequent to it.

Sikandar is a resident of Samastipur. He used to work as a contractor in Ranchi. In 2012, he grew to become a junior engineer. He was an accused within the LED rip-off of Rs 3 crore and served a jail time period as properly.

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