NEET row: RJD shares pic of accused Amit Anand with Bihar Deputy Chief Minister
Patna: A day after Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha claimed that the arrested prime suspect in the NEET "paper leak" is linked to officials associated with RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, the party hit back with a photo of another accused, Amit Anand, with Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary.
In an X post, RJD shared a photograph purportedly showing one accused, Amit Anand, alongside Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary. The party alleged that Choudhary had removed all images with Anand from his social media profiles, insinuating attempts to distance himself from the scandal.
Addressing a press conference, Deputy Chief Minister Sinha had earlier asserted that officials connected to Yadav had facilitated accommodations for another accused Yadvendu in Patna and other locations. Sinha claimed to possess evidence in the form of messages sent from the official's mobile number, arranging these accommodations.
In response, the RJD dismissed Sinha's allegations as baseless, accusing him of attempting to deflect attention from the demands of NEET aspirants to annul the May 5 exam results. The NEET-UG 2024, administered by the National Testing Agency (NTA), saw participation from over 24 lakh candidates across multiple cities.
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Man arrested with Rs 2.54-crore heroin in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested a man and seized over 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 2.54 crore in the illicit market from him in Mumbai, officials said on Friday.
The police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) made the drug seizure in Santacruz in the western suburbs. The operation was conducted by the Kandivali unit of the ANC on Thursday as part of a special crackdown against drug trafficking in the area, they said.
Acting on specific inputs, an ANC team conducted a raid in Santacruz (East) and intercepted a man. During a search, the team recovered 508 grams of high-grade heroin from his possession, an official said.
The seized contraband, a highly addictive, opioid drug derived from morphine, is estimated to be worth Rs 2.54 crore in the international market, he informed.
Following the seizure, a case was registered against the man under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and he was formally placed under arrest in the early hours of Friday.
The police are currently investigating the source of the drug and trying to identify the intended recipients of the consignment, he said.
