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Delhi Court Raps Media, Takes Cognisance of NEET Leak Chargesheet

Delhi Court Raps Media, Takes Cognisance of NEET Leak Chargesheet
Court takes cognisance of CBI chargesheet in NEET paper leak · thehansindia.com

NEET is a very big exam that helps students get into medical school in India.

Some people cheated by getting the exam paper before the test, which is called a paper leak.

Because of the leak, the exam board cancelled the test and held it again later.

The CBI, a special detective agency, investigated and arrested people it says were involved.

It wrote a long report called a chargesheet, naming 13 accused people.

A judge in Delhi named Ajay Gupta accepted this report on Wednesday.

The judge also told the media off because newspapers printed the names of some witnesses, and those witnesses might even be children.

He called this 'extremely shocking' and said responsible media should not do such things.

Next, the court will hear arguments on whether formal charges should be filed, possibly from Thursday.

Key facts

Court
Designated fast-track court, Rouse Avenue, New Delhi; Special Judge Ajay Gupta
Case
NEET paper leak / use of unfair means in public examinations
Investigating Agency
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)
Accused Named in Chargesheet
13
Key Development
Court took cognisance of the chargesheet on August 12; arguments on charges likely from August 13
Court's Criticism
Media publishing witness names and chargesheet portions; some witnesses could be minors
Alleged Primary Leak Sources
NTA subject experts: P V Kulkarni (chemistry), Manisha Sanjay Havaldar (physics), Manisha Gurunath Mandhare (botany and zoology)
Related Development
NTA cancelled the May 3 NEET-UG on May 12 and held a re-exam on June 21; education minister Dharmendra Pradhan later resigned over the leak row

Quotes

Special Judge Ajay Gupta

Judge overseeing the fast‑track court in the NEET paper‑leak case

“"This is very shocking… Whatever has not yet been stated in court and is currently part of the charge sheet… All of that being made public in the media is extremely shocking."”
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