NEW DELHI, June 23: In a case of real life drawing inspiration from the celluloid, a medical student allegedly appeared as a proxy for a candidate in the NEET-UG 2023 exam, resulting in the latter’s admission to the MBBS course, à la “Munnabhai MBBS”.
Officials on Monday said the CBI has booked Vikash, a resident of Rajasthan’s Jalore district, who allegedly appeared for Praveen Godara of Jodhpur in the NEET-UG held on May 7, 2023, at the Kendriya Vidyalaya in Sector 12, Dwarka, here.
Godara has also been named as an accused in the FIR.
Vikash, who was in the second year of his MBBS course at Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar Medical College in Sirohi, allegedly mimicked Godara’s signature and handwriting on the NEET-UG 2023 the attendance and answer sheets, the officials said.He allegedly went on to qualify for the examination as a proxy, securing a seat for Godara in the MBBS course at the Government Institute of Medical Sciences in Uttar Pradesh’s Noida.
“It has also been ascertained that both are presently pursuing the MBBS course at their respective medical colleges,” an official said. The two have been booked. (PTI)
