New Delhi [India], July 4 (HBTV): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested the suspected key conspirator in connection with the irregularities in the National Eligibility and Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET-UG) case, said an official. 

According to the official, the suspected key conspirator, identified as one Aman Singh, was arrested in Dhanbad of Jharkhand.    

Earlier on Friday, the CBI nabbed two persons namely a Dr. Ehsaan Ul Haq and one Imtiaz Alam who were working as the principal and vice principal of Oasis School in Jharkhand's Hazaribagh. 

Haq was appointed city coordinator by the NEET-UG exam 2024. 

This follows two more arrests made by the central agency in Bihar's Patna. A senior official with the CBI confirmed the arrest of two people identified as a Manish Prakash and an Ashutosh. 

The arrested individuals were found to be operating from Patna. The official said that while the accused Ashutosh was arranging safe house premises for students, the other accused, Manish, used to take the candidates to a school to 'prepare' them for the examinations. 

"Manish Prakash transported the students in his car. While the students were accommodated in Ashutosh's house," the CBI officer said. 

Earlier during the previous month, the central government entrusted the CBI for a comprehensive investigation. 

Accordingly, the CBI registered multiple FIRs in the case, related to reported paper leaks, impersonation of candidates and cheating.  

The National Testing Agency (NTA), which conducted the NEET-UG examination, is facing criticism over alleged irregularities. This prompted a series of protests across the country with demonstrators and political parties demanding dissolution of the NTA. 

(ANI) This is a syndicated news feed. HBTV has edited it for clarity.