What happened
CBI confirmed a leak confined to Hazaribagh (Jharkhand)/Patna (Bihar); question paper reached a set of candidates for Rs 30-32 lakh. SC declined a nationwide retest; only the 1,563 grace-mark candidates were retested on 23 June 2024. Over 40 arrested across CBI and Bihar EOU.
What was done
Deaths reported alongside this case
4
>=4 NEET aspirants' suicides were reported by families/press as linked to the leak and exam cancellation (2 in Nagpur, incl. an 18-yr-old who left a note refusing the retest; cases in Kokrajhar, Assam and Kalaburagi, Karnataka). Causation (leak vs. general exam stress) is contested and not officially established; count is a floor of individually-reported cases. Sources: India.com, The Quint, Careers360.
This figure is recorded because the reporting exists, not because a causal link is established. It is excluded from every aggregate on this site. Tele-MANAS, India's national mental-health helpline: 14416.
Source
Primary reference National Herald ↗ https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/national/neet-ug-exam-cbi-confirms-paper-leak-limited-to-bihar-centreThis entry summarises the linked report. Where the summary and the source disagree, the source wins — and please tell us.