Wednesday, September 7 2005 11:11 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

New Delhi: The CBI raided 44 places in the National Capital Region (NCR) today (Sept 7, 2005) morning in connection with the Common Entrance Examination probe.

The raids were carried out in Delhi, Ghaziabad and Gurgaon to recover mobile phones used in alleged malpractices vis-a-vis entrance examination of Delhi College of Engineering and Netaji Subhash Chandra Institute of Technology, the agency sources said.

The CBI on July 19 registered a case against 21 students and unknown officials of Delhi University for alleged malpractices in the CEE-2005 for Delhi College of Engineering.

The case was registered on the basis of a complaint by the Registrar of Delhi University. Preliminary inquiry by the agency revealed that some candidates used unfair means to get through the competitive examination while striking a deal with a former student of the DCE at Rs 4 lakh per person.

These candidates were given a Hutch SIM, which was activated before the examination. They received an SMS in the examination hall with the help of which they answered questions.