NEET Re-Exam 2026: Paper-solving gang busted in Bihar, 24 Arrested in Major Sweep

NEET Re-Exam 2026: Just a day after the highly important NEET-UG 2026 re-exam, a huge cheating scam has been discovered in Bihar on Monday, June 22, leading to the arrests of 24 people accused of indulging in exam fraud. The highly organized re-test, which took place on Sunday, June 21, witnessed a series of stringent security measures being put in place to ensure that no cheating could take place, and it can be counted among the biggest and most secure exams ever held in India.

Defying the previous disruption, more than 22 lakh medical aspirants appeared for the re-test across 5,440 designated centers spanning 551 Indian cities and 14 international locations. The crucial exam took place in a single afternoon shift from 2:00 PM to 5:15 PM, with extra compensatory time granted to eligible candidates with disabilities. However, despite the deployment of rigorous security protocols including secure paper transport and enhanced biometric verification the swift arrests in Bihar highlight the deep-seated challenges authorities face as organized syndicates continue their attempts to breach the integrity of the national medical entrance exam.

Sweeping Crackdown by EOU and Local Police

• Rackets involving Social Media Fake Papers: In Muzaffarpur, the police busted a gang of four who used their digital media outlets to defraud desperate aspirants and parents by spreading false information regarding the possession of leaks of the retest question papers dated June 21. 

• Racket of dummy candidate/solver: In the Nalanda district, intelligence cells and police carried out raids on hideouts where these networks operate that plant proxy candidates, or solvers (who are usually senior medical or coaching students), into exam centers with fake identity proof and photo-morphed pictures. 

• Digital security fee scam: In yet another cyber raid parallel to the above mentioned, a student of Bihar hacked the NEET portal. He hacked passwords and accessed around 150 student profiles in an effort to transfer institutional security fee back to his own account.