Bengaluru, June 23 -- Bengaluru City Police and Bengaluru Traffic Police on Tuesday refuted the allegations that a Congress rally at Palace Grounds caused a NEET (UG) candidate to miss the examination on June 21 due to a delay.

Based on CCTV footage, interaction with the candidate and parents, and route analysis, Bengaluru Traffic Police released a "fact-check" and concluded that traffic congestion from the public event did not lead to the delay. The aspirant departed from home only 33 minutes before the prescribed cut-off time and selected a longer travel route.

The timeline established through CCTV analysis showed that the candidate departed from residence in RT Nagar at 12:57 pm, and reached the examination centre at 1:33 pm, three m...