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Mukhiya not complicit in NEET 2024 leak, says CBI
Central Bureau of Investigation says Bihar-origin paper theft probe found no evidence linking Sanjeev Kumar alias Sanjeev Mukhiya to the NEET-UG 2024 case
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Samachar Pathshala Desk
Published 24 Jul 2026 · 1 min
Key takeaways
- Bihar police detected paper theft in 2024 and registered the initial case before transfer of the matter to the CBI.
- The CBI says it identified the persons involved in the theft and subsequent distribution of the stolen NEET question paper.
- The CBI says it identified the candidates who benefited from the stolen NEET question paper.
What happened
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has said that it found no evidence indicating the involvement of Sanjeev Kumar, also known as Sanjeev Mukhiya, in the NEET-UG 2024 case. The CBI said the NEET-UG investigation still covered the theft and circulation of the question paper and the identification of beneficiaries.
Background and earlier position
The UPSC angle
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NEET-UG paper-leak investigations and institutional responsibility for exam integrity
UPSC can frame the issue around how multiple investigative agencies handle organised examination fraud, how criminal accountability is established in large-scale paper-leak cases, and how administrative safeguards can reduce repeated leaks in competitive examinations.
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