CBI team probing UGC-NET case allegedly attacked in Bihar's Nawada, 4 arrested: Officials
New Delhi/Patna, Jun 23: A CBI team probing alleged irregularities in the conduct of the UGC-NET examination was allegedly attacked by locals in Bihar's Nawada after which four persons were arrested by police on a complaint from the central agency, officials said Sunday.
The incident occurred when a team of CBI had gone to Kasiadeeh village in the area, they said.
A mob gathered around the CBI vehicles and heckled the officers, they said, adding a call was made to the local police station which dispatched force from Rajauli police station.
An FIR was filed by the local police against the accused on charges of causing disruption in government work and assault, among others.
The local police arrested four persons allegedly involved in the attack and they have been sent to judicial custody, they said.
The CBI had registered an FIR into the UGC-NET paper leak case on Thursday against unidentified people on a reference from the Union education ministry.
The UGC-NET-2024 exam for the selection of junior research fellows, assistant professors and PhD scholars was conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) on June 18 in two shifts across the country.
The next day, the University Grants Commission received inputs from the National Cyber Crime Threat Analytics Unit of the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (l4C) that the paper was available on the darknet and allegedly being sold for Rs 5-6 lakh on messaging platforms, sources said.
According to the complaint from the education ministry, the inputs from I4C, which functions under the Union home ministry, "prima-facie indicate that the integrity of the examination may have been compromised", officials said.
VIDEO | A CBI team, probing the UGC-NET paper leak case, was attacked in Bihar's Nawada earlier today. More details awaited.
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Calcutta HC refuses to interfere in renaming Port Blair
Port Blair, Sep 28: The Calcutta High Court’s Port Blair circuit bench has refused to interfere in the government’s decision to change the name of the capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, saying it is the prerogative of the executive.
On September 13, the central government renamed Port Blair to Sri Vijaya Puram.
Hearing a petition challenging the renaming, a division bench comprising Justices Ravi Krishan Kapur and Prasenjit Biswas on Friday refused to intervene as it is the prerogative of the executive.
The court cited the renaming of Bombay to Mumbai to highlight the executive’s prerogative.
Advocate Prohit Mohan Lall who filed the petition then withdrew it.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah had said, “While the earlier name had a colonial legacy, Sri Vijaya Puram symbolises the victory achieved in India’s freedom struggle and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands’ unique role in it.”
