Supreme Court NEET Hearing: The Supreme Court heard the matter regarding the alleged use of excessive force by the police during a protest against the NEET paper leak at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar in July. The Court stated that the online portal of the high-powered committee constituted to investigate this matter has been operational since October 13. However, according to the committee's first report, very few people have lodged complaints so far.
Complainants' identity will be kept secret
The court said that whoever fell victim of police action or harassment during the protests their side on the portal without any fear. The identity of the complainants will be kept strictly confidential. The Supreme Court also appealed to the petitioners to encourage victims to come forward and register their complaints, so that the committee can conduct an impartial investigation after hearing all sides.
Next hearing to take place on December 2
The next hearing of the case will now take place on December 2, during which the complaints received by the committee and the progress of the investigation will be reviewed.
What is the matter
During June and July, massive protests were held across the country regarding
irregularities and paper leaks in the NEET examination. During this time, a large protest was organized at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar by the Cockroach Janata Party. In which the Protesters demanded included the resignation of then-Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, after which the government had to take steps and he resigned. Apart from this, their demands were that compensation should be given to the families of the students who committed suicide due to the paper leak and strict punishment should be given to all the culprits of the case. The committee formed by the Supreme Court is now investigating the police action taken during this very protest.
