NEET 2026 Paper Leak: New Online Rackets Promise 'Guaranteed Scores' for Hefty Payments

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AHMEDABAD: Amid the NEET 2026 paper leak row and ongoing central bureau of investigation (CBI) probe, fresh racketeers have resurfaced online, with several social media channels allegedly promising access to ‘NEET re-exam question papers’ and ‘guaranteed scores’ in exchange for hefty payments. Ahmedabad-based activist Shubham Thaker submitted a complaint to cybercrime police seeking an investigation into whether these channels possessed genuine exam material or were merely exploiting students and parents keen to buy a good score in the re-exam scheduled June 21. The alleged racket operates through multiple channels on a social media platform. Many of them frequently change usernames and admit members only through referrals. The channels claim to provide NEET re-exam question papers for amounts ranging from Rs 60,000 to Rs 1 lakh. Some groups allegedly demand payments up to Rs 20 lakh for top scores of 620+ out of 700, Thaker alleged. “You must pay a Rs 50,000 token amount and meet our boss personally in our Bengaluru office. On exam day, leave the OMR sheets blank. We have a setting with the key agencies and will ensure that the right answers are filled, and students get a 620+ score. Total charge will be Rs 20 lakh,” one channel operator told this TOI reporter, who posed as a NEET aspirant’s parent. Another operator, who introduced himself as a faculty member associated with a prominent coaching institute in Delhi, claimed during a conversation with Thaker that the leaked paper was genuine. “He said his network had purchased half the paper for Rs 35 lakh and the remaining questions would be available closer to the exam date. He allegedly assured prospective buyers that the network enjoyed protection from influential individuals and asked candidates to transfer money through QR code,” Thaker said.