The protests come amidst a raging controversy over paper leaks and alleged irregularities within the NEET-UG 2024 examination. The probe has been taken over by the CBI who made first arrests within the NEET paper leak case on Thursday.

NEET Paper Leak: A protest organised by numerous college students’ our bodies over the alleged paper leak and irregularities in NEET-UG 2024 exams, turned chaotic in Telangana capital Hyderabad on Friday as a number of protesters tried to storm the residence of Union Minister G Kishan Reddy. Nonetheless, the makes an attempt have been thwarted by the police who dispersed the protesting college students and detained a number of scholar leaders.

As per reviews, scholar leaders and members of varied college students our bodies– Nationwide College students’ Union of India (NSUI), College students’ Federation of India (SFI), All India College students’ Federation (AISF) and Progressive Democratic Pupil’s Union (PDSU)– staged a protest demonstration exterior Reddy’s Hyderabad residence and tried to forcibly enter the premises.

A number of folks have been detained after members of the NSUI, SFI, AISF, PDSU, PYL, TJS protest exterior the residence of Union Minister Kishan Reddy over NEET examination irregularities.

The protesters demanded the NTA be abolished as a consequence of alleged mismanagement of the NEET examination. #NEET… pic.twitter.com/KGggFg1uXD

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The protest, held underneath the management of NSUI Hyderabad chief Abhijit Yadav, noticed a lot of college students march in direction of Reddy’s dwelling, however their makes an attempt have been thwarted by a police contingent deployed there, who intervened resulting in chaos exterior the minister’s home.

The protesting college students raised slogans towards the Nationwide Testing Company (NTA), demanding that the physique be abolished following the alleged irregularities and paper leaks within the NEET-UG and UGC-NET aggressive exams.

A number of scholar leaders have been detained by the police and brought to the Kachiguda police station, officers mentioned.

NSUI locks NTA HQ in Delhi

On Thursday, NSUI staged huge protests in New Delhi with members of the Congress-affiliated college students’ physique forcibly getting into the NTA headquarters and locking its workplace.

NSUI members, led by its nationwide president Varun Choudhary, stormed the company’s Okhla-based headquarters throughout a protest and staged a sit-in contained in the NTA workplace for practically an hour however left by the point senior cops reached the spot.

Visuals shared on social media confirmed NSUI members elevating “shut down NTA” slogans contained in the constructing of the company. It additionally confirmed college students locking the NTA workplace with an iron lock and chain.

“The NTA officers had locked the door from inside as college students have been protesting. Subsequently, the protesters additionally locked the door from exterior with an iron chain and lock,” a police officer mentioned.

“No extra Corrupt NTA. #NTA BAN,” learn a message pasted on the iron lock and chain.

NEET-UG Paper Leak

The protests come amidst a raging controversy over paper leaks and alleged irregularities within the NEET-UG 2024 examination which has sparked huge protests throughout the nation.

The row erupted following the declaration of NEET-UG 2024 outcomes which noticed an unprecedented 67 candidates securing an ideal rating of 720/720, bringing the aggressive check underneath the scanner and triggering protests throughout towards the NTA after it was found that the NEET query paper was leaked in a number of states forward of the exams.

The probe has been taken over by the CBI who made first arrests within the NEET-UG paper leak case on Thursday.

(With inputs from companies)