Jaipur: As India tightened restrictions on Telegram amid concerns over the NEET-UG re-examination, Rajasthan Police arrested a 19-year-old student from Bhilwara for selling fake question papers through a Telegram channel named ‘Paper Mafia’. Operating through a US-based VPN and proxy network to conceal his identity, the accused allegedly charged aspirants Rs 4,000 per paper. HistoryThe accused has been arrested just three days before the retest scheduled for June 21.Bhilwara Police confirmed that a 19-year-old student was arrested for allegedly selling fake question papers through a Telegram channel named ‘Paper Mafia’. Acting on intelligence inputs received from Delhi, police raided his residence in Patel Nagar and detained him in the early hours of Friday.According to investigators, the accused, Akash Choudhary, was operating the Telegram channel using a US-based VPN and proxy network to conceal his identity.Sambad English icon
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Rajasthan student arrested for selling fake NEET-UG retest question papers via Telegram using US-based VPN server
As India tightened restrictions on Telegram amid concerns over the NEET-UG re-examination, Rajasthan Police arrested a 19-year-old student from Bhilwara for selling fake question papers through a Telegram channel named ‘Paper Mafia’.
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June 19, 2026, 11:21 AM IST
Rajasthan student arrested for selling fake NEET-UG retest question papers via Telegram using US-based VPN server
Jaipur: As India tightened restrictions on Telegram amid concerns over the NEET-UG re-examination, Rajasthan Police arrested a 19-year-old student from Bhilwara for selling fake question papers through a Telegram channel named ‘Paper Mafia’. Operating through a US-based VPN and proxy network to conceal his identity, the accused allegedly charged aspirants Rs 4,000 per paper. History
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The accused has been arrested just three days before the retest scheduled for June 21.
Bhilwara Police confirmed that a 19-year-old student was arrested for allegedly selling fake question papers through a Telegram channel named ‘Paper Mafia’. Acting on intelligence inputs received from Delhi, police raided his residence in Patel Nagar and detained him in the early hours of Friday.
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According to investigators, the accused, Akash Choudhary, was operating the Telegram channel using a US-based VPN and proxy network to conceal his identity.
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Police said the channel had around 52 members, and he allegedly charged Rs 4,000 per paper, collecting payments through QR code transfers. Choudhary, who is currently preparing for competitive examinations in Jaipur, allegedly created and circulated fake question papers by scanning pages from NEET preparation books and passing them off as genuine examination papers. Police recovered a mobile phone, NEET study material, and several documents during the raid. Authorities are now examining his bank transactions, digital footprint, and possible links to a wider fraud network.Pratap Nagar SHO Sunil Tada said the Special Branch received information through the Government of India’s S-Make portal regarding suspicious social media activity linked to alleged paper leaks. Simultaneously, the District Special Team (DST) received intelligence that a youth in Patel Nagar was selling fake ‘Re-NEET papers’ online. Following verification, police conducted a raid and took the accused into custody. Choudhary’s family originally hails from the Rawatsar area of Rajasthan’s Churu district and has been living in Bhilwara for nearly 25 years.
