28 held for attempting irregularities in Bihar 'NEET retest'

At least 28 people have been held for attempting irregularities in the NEET-UG re-examination in Bihar, police said on Monday, June 22.

The re-examination was conducted across the state on Sunday, June 21, amid tight security after the original undergraduate medical entrance test, held in early May, was cancelled



amid widespread allegations of a question paper leak.

Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Sudhanshu Kumar said 18 staff members associated with the biometric verification system had been arrested for allegedly colluding with dummy candidates and middlemen by compromising the verification process.