CSIR-NET exam: 3 question solvers, 4 candidates nabbed from UP's Meerut

Three people, including the IT manager of a Meerut-based private university, have been arrested here for allegedly solving questions of the online CSIR-NET exam for candidates using a remote access software, police said on Saturday.

Besides them, four candidates have also been arrested, the Uttar Pradesh Police's Special Task Force (STF) said and added that the exam was held from July 25 to July 27 and conducted by a company called NSEIT.

They were all arrested on July 26 from the exam centre at the Subharti University, the STF said in a statement.

It said Arun Sharma, the IT manager at Subharti University, Vineet Kumar, a computer lab assistant at the university, and Ankur Saini, a server operator at NSEIT, were among those arrested.

Besides them, four candidates, all residents of Haryana, have also been arrested in the case, the statement said.

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