Kingpin of NEET solver gang, accomplice held: Varanasi top cop

VARANASI: The kingpin of national eligibility-cum entrance test (NEET) solver gang Neelesh Singh aka PK and his accomplice Ritesh Singh were arrested from near ring road in Sarnath area of Varanasi on Thursday. Commissioner of police, Varanasi, A Satish Ganesh confirmed this.

“PK is a resident of telephone exchange road Pataliputra, Patna. He is a native of village Sinduaar in Ekmaa area of Saaran Chhaapra Bihar and has been living in Patna since 1990,” the Varanasi police commissioner said. “He earned a bachelor degree from Patna University through correspondence and used to introduce himself as a doctor to build trust among people,” he added. Ganesh said PK was leading the NEET solver gang for the last 6 years and were using the solvers in the NEET exam. “They used to take Rs 40 lakh per candidate for providing solver gang for these exams,” Ganesh said adding that the solver gang had network in states like Tripura, Karnataka, Tamil Nādu and UP.

He said a case against the NEET solver gang was registered in Sarnath Police station in September after two members of the gang were arrested. Ganesh said that PK along with his brotherin-law Ritesh Singh, who works as senior clerk in Bihar secretariat, used to provide solvers for the lower subordinate examination of UP, Uttarakhand and Bihar. They used to charge for providing the solvers, he said. Ganesh said that the PK lived in a bungalow and possessed several luxury cars. He said Ritesh was married to Dr Priya Singh, PK’s sister.He said a reward of Rs 1 lakh was announced on PK’s arrest and added that both would be produced before the court on Friday.