Zero FIR filed over NEET protest

New Delhi: The controversy surrounding the protest over the alleged NEET paper leak has taken a fresh legal turn, with a senior advocate from West Bengal filing a Zero FIR against two organisers of the demonstration held at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar.

Senior advocate Rinky Chatterjee Singh lodged the complaint at the Siliguri Cyber Police Station against Abhijeet Deepke and Saurabh Das, seeking action under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The allegations are contained in the complaint and have not been established in court.

The complaint raises concerns over the alleged presence of 12-year-old girls at the protest, claiming that if minors were involved, organisers should be held accountable for exposing them to a politically sensitive environment. It also questions the organisers’ claims regarding police action against the children and seeks an investigation into the circumstances.

In addition, the complaint calls for a probe into the funding of the agitation, alleging possible foreign financial links and questioning the organisers’ financial backgrounds. It also seeks scrutiny of their bank accounts, digital records and social media activity over the past five to six years to determine whether there was any organised network behind the protests.