Kerala Neet Controversy: Two More Arrested By Kollam Police

Kerala Neet controversy: Two more arrested in connection with the removal of girl students’ innerwear, Kollam police informed.

Two more arrests were made on Thursday on the complaint of women candidates who had come to take the NEET exam.

Kollam Police said today that Priji Kurian Isaac, Vice Principal of Mar Thoma Institute of IT and Center Superintendent of NEET, and NTA Observer Dr. Shamnad were arrested.

The medical entrance exam NEET was on Sunday.

The controversy started with the Medical Entrance Test (NEET) entrance exam in Kerala on Sunday. A complaint was filed by a 17-year-old girl student.

It is alleged that during the investigation before the entrance examination, the student was asked to remove the inner-wear.

NTA constituted a fact-finding team for investigation.

Let us inform you that on Wednesday, the National Testing Agency (NTA) constituted a fact-finding team for the investigation.

So far five women have been arrested for taking off the innerwear of girl students. There was also a sit-in demonstration in Kerala regarding this. Incidents of vandalism were also reported in the college.

In view of the ruckus, the Union Education Ministry also intervened.

Now information has come to the fore that the people probing had allegedly objected to the metal hooks in the innerwear of the girl students.

Case registered under sections 354 and 509.

The police had registered a case under sections 354 and 509 of the IPC on Wednesday itself.

According to this, the girl student, who appeared for the NEET exam on July 18, was asked to remove her innerwear before entering the examination hall.

At the same time, the city coordinator of the Kollam district along with the center superintendent and observer said that they were not aware of any such incident at the examination center (Mar Thoma Institute of Information Technology).

He said that the said student had also given the examination.