HC dismisses plea to transfer probe into NEET test

The Delhi High Court today turned down a plea seeking transfer of the probe into the alleged hacking of servers during the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), 2016 from the city police to the CBI.
A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Anu Malhotra declined to transfer the case, saying the crime branch of Delhi Police is "extensively" investigating the matter.
"In-depth investigation is being carried out by the Delhi Police, crime branch. The investigation is at a sensitive stage, wherein few accused persons have been arrested," it said.
It also turned down the petitioner's -- Sanklap Charitable Trust -- request that the high court should monitor the investigation of the matter.

"We are not at all inclined to look into the issue, once the Delhi Police is actively looking into it," the bench said, adding that the petition is dismissed.
The petitioner had moved the court seeking direction to transfer the probe to the CBI into the case.

The police had registered a case after irregularities were pointed out in the 2016 NEET exam. The exam is held to admit students into postgraduate medical courses.
The police represented by advocate Gautam Narayan, submitted that they have arrested three persons in connection with the case and the investigating officer is at present in Bihar to nab the rest of the accused.

The Supreme Court on September 28, 2016, had directed the state governments to hold centralised counselling and allot colleges to students based on their performance in NEET.
NEET 2017 will be conducted by CBSE on May 7 and it will be a one-stage medical entrance exam.