NEET-UG 2026 refund scam foiled; Bihar student arrested for hacking candidates' accounts

NEET UG 2026 cyber fraud: Gujarat Police's Cyber Crime Branch, in coordination with the NTA, has arrested a 19-year-old Bihar student for allegedly attempting to divert NEET UG 2026 fee refunds into his own bank accounts. Investigators found that the accused targeted around 350 candidate accounts and gained unauthorized access to nearly 150 accounts with weak passwords. The fraud was detected through the NEET portal's security systems, enabling authorities to trace and apprehend the accused b...

By SANJAY SHARMA