Video showing alleged NEET-UG paper leak on Telegram fake, National Testing Agency tells SC
The exam conducting body said that the timestamp in the video was manipulated to create the false impression of an early leak.
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A video purportedly showing a photo of the undergraduate National Eligibility-Cum-Entrance Test paper leaked on messaging application Telegram on May 4 is fake, the National Testing Agency told the Supreme Court on Wednesday, reported Live Law.
After the results of this year’s examination were announced on June 4, allegations of question paper leaks and other irregularities came to light. The National Eligibility-Cum-Entrance Test for admission to undergraduate medical colleges was held on May 5.
A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra was hearing a batch of petitions seeking a fresh exam citing alleged paper leaks, OMR sheet manipulations, impersonation and cheating.
The National Testing Agency has maintained that the alleged question paper leak case that was reported in Patna has not affected the sanctity of the nationwide exam.
During a hearing on July 8, the bench observed that if the leak has happened through electronic media, then it could be widespread.
Senior Counsel Narender Hooda, appearing for the petitioners, said that the question papers were being circulated through Telegram application on May 3 and 4, ahead of the exam.
The exam conducting agency, however, said that the timestamp was manipulated to create the false impression of an early leak, the affidavit added.
"The alleged incident/attempt of leak in Patna does not seem...
