In a dramatic development surrounding competitive examination fraud in Bihar, key accused Sanjeev Mukhiya has made startling disclosures to state investigators, confessing to his direct role in leaking question papers for three major recruitment exams. The confession comes after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had previously given Mukhiya a clean chit in connection with the NEET-2024 paper leak inquiry. During custodial interrogation by the Economic Offences Unit (EOU) of the Bihar Police, Mukhiya detailed his longstanding involvement in exam fraud, raising intense scrutiny over the contrast between state and central investigative outcomes.
Questions Raised Over Central Probe After State Agency Breakthrough
In high-stakes public interest matters, particularly those involving national competitive examinations, the responsibility of investigation is traditionally assigned to premier federal bodies like the CBI. Students and job aspirants rely on central investigators to penetrate complex syndicates and deliver conclusive results. However, the unfolding events in Bihar present a perplexing contrast. In 2024, the CBI exonerated Sanjeev Mukhiya after finding no actionable evidence against him in the NEET paper leak case. Yet, when the Bihar EOU took over his questioning using its own intelligence and approach, Mukhiya offered a full confession detailing multiple scams. The development has ignited widespread debate over how a suspect cleared by a top national agency ultimately yielded a detailed admission of guilt to state authorities.
Confession Details Paper Leaks in 2017 NEET, CSBC, and BPSC TRE-3
According to official details from the interrogation, Sanjeev Mukhiya admitted to orchestrating leaks across multiple recruitment cycles. Specifically, he confessed to his active role in leaking question papers for the 2017 NEET examination, the 2023 Central Selection Board of Constable (CSBC) constable recruitment exam, and the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) Teacher Recruitment Examination TRE-3. These three examinations together represented critical career milestones for hundreds of thousands of candidates in Bihar and beyond. Following these admissions, the EOU is currently mapping out the entire operational structure of Mukhiya's network to determine which co-conspirators, financiers, and solver gang members collaborated with him in executing these breaches.
Academic Background, Solver Gang Operations, and Patna Arrest
Hailing from Nagarsauna village in Bihar's Nalanda district, Sanjeev Mukhiya worked professionally as a Technical Assistant at the Noorsarai branch of Nalanda College. Over time, allegations mounted that Mukhiya was leveraging his position and local connections to run sophisticated 'solver gangs' and systematically leak competitive examination papers. Following the uproar over the NEET-UG 2024 paper leak, Mukhiya went underground and managed to evade police custody for nearly 11 months. His abscondance finally ended on the night of 24-25 May 2025, when a team from the Bihar EOU raided an apartment near Saguna More in Patna and took him into custody. His subsequent interrogation has now brought key details of Bihar's exam leak mechanism into the open.
