Overview
- Sir JJ Marg police arrested Faisal Amiruddin Shaikh, 21, from Uttar Pradesh, after he allegedly used a forged NEET marksheet to secure a bed in the men’s hostel meant for first-year MBBS students.
- Mid-day reports a court has remanded him to police custody until December 19 as investigators examine the forgery and his movements in the hostel.
- Hostel warden Dr Rewat Kaninde raised the alarm on December 12 after finding Shaikh not attending classes, hearing his claim of an upgrade to RML Medical College in Lucknow, and detecting inconsistencies in a phone call to his father.
- Authorities say he submitted a fabricated NEET score far above his actual 90, with reports differing on the inflated figure, and he faces charges under BNS sections 318, 319, 336 and 340.
- Police are probing the creation of the counterfeit document, seizing his phone and laptop, and reviewing verification lapses highlighted by the case, while reports say he admitted lying to his parents about MBBS admission.