New Delhi, May 8 -- New Delhi: In a major crackdown on education fraud, the Crime Branch of Delhi Police has dismantled a well-oiled racket that duped NEET aspirants and their families with false promises of securing MBBS admissions. Eighteen students - some of them minors - were rescued from the clutches of the accused, exposing a chilling network exploiting the desperation surrounding medical entrance exams.

According to DCP Crime Sanjeev Kumar Yadav, the racket went a step further by isolating students from their families under the pretext of providing "leaked" exam questions. A trap laid near a hospital in Ghaziabad led to the rescue of three students and the arrest of alleged mastermind Santosh Kumar Jaiswal.

Subsequent raids at a ...