<p>Mumbai: A special court here on Monday remanded in 14-day judicial custody two men arrested for allegedly deceiving NEET UG 2025 aspirants and their families by claiming they could manipulate scores and charging Rs 90 lakh per candidate.</p>.<p>Accused Sandeep Shah and Salim Patel later moved bail applications claiming they had been falsely implicated in the case.</p>.<p>Shah and Patel, arrested on June 10, were produced before special CBI judge V P Desai and remanded in judicial custody as the probe agency did not seek their further custody.</p>.Andhra launches free JEE, NEET coaching to over 1 lakh govt school students.<p>Patel, in his bail application moved through advocate Rakesh Singh, claimed there is no involvement of any government officer in this case and that it was registered on mere "hearsay news".</p>.<p>"The applicant has no role to play in taking advantage of any government officer. In fact the CBI is hunting a ghost," the plea said.</p>.<p>He claimed he was an education consultant who helps aspirants get seats in medical colleges.</p>.<p>The entire story is concocted and eventually this case does not fall under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Prevention of Corruption Act sections invoked, his plea said.</p>.<p>He sought bail on the ground that the entire case is based on "uncorroborated claims without any conclusive material evidence against him at this stage".</p>.<p>The plea said mere allegations of conspiracy or association without actual recovery or tangible evidence cannot justify prolonged incarceration.</p>.<p>Similar grounds were also raised by Shah in his plea.</p>.<p>The court sought the response of the Central Bureau of Investigation. The matter will be next heard on June 21.</p>.<p>The case involves accusations of demanding and accepting undue advantage to influence officials of the National Testing Agency (NTA).</p>.<p>Shah and Patel, residents of Solapur and Navi Mumbai, respectively, allegedly hoodwinked candidates by posing as middlemen claiming access to non-existent NTA officials.</p>.<p>The investigation agency has alleged Shah, in conspiracy with other accused, was contacting parents of NEET UG 2025 candidates and promising to manipulate marks for monetary consideration.</p>.<p>The accused allegedly demanded Rs 90 lakh per candidate, later negotiating it down to Rs 87.5 lakh, the probe agency said. </p>
<p>Mumbai: A special court here on Monday remanded in 14-day judicial custody two men arrested for allegedly deceiving NEET UG 2025 aspirants and their families by claiming they could manipulate scores and charging Rs 90 lakh per candidate.</p>.<p>Accused Sandeep Shah and Salim Patel later moved bail applications claiming they had been falsely implicated in the case.</p>.<p>Shah and Patel, arrested on June 10, were produced before special CBI judge V P Desai and remanded in judicial custody as the probe agency did not seek their further custody.</p>.Andhra launches free JEE, NEET coaching to over 1 lakh govt school students.<p>Patel, in his bail application moved through advocate Rakesh Singh, claimed there is no involvement of any government officer in this case and that it was registered on mere "hearsay news".</p>.<p>"The applicant has no role to play in taking advantage of any government officer. In fact the CBI is hunting a ghost," the plea said.</p>.<p>He claimed he was an education consultant who helps aspirants get seats in medical colleges.</p>.<p>The entire story is concocted and eventually this case does not fall under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Prevention of Corruption Act sections invoked, his plea said.</p>.<p>He sought bail on the ground that the entire case is based on "uncorroborated claims without any conclusive material evidence against him at this stage".</p>.<p>The plea said mere allegations of conspiracy or association without actual recovery or tangible evidence cannot justify prolonged incarceration.</p>.<p>Similar grounds were also raised by Shah in his plea.</p>.<p>The court sought the response of the Central Bureau of Investigation. The matter will be next heard on June 21.</p>.<p>The case involves accusations of demanding and accepting undue advantage to influence officials of the National Testing Agency (NTA).</p>.<p>Shah and Patel, residents of Solapur and Navi Mumbai, respectively, allegedly hoodwinked candidates by posing as middlemen claiming access to non-existent NTA officials.</p>.<p>The investigation agency has alleged Shah, in conspiracy with other accused, was contacting parents of NEET UG 2025 candidates and promising to manipulate marks for monetary consideration.</p>.<p>The accused allegedly demanded Rs 90 lakh per candidate, later negotiating it down to Rs 87.5 lakh, the probe agency said. </p>