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NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) connected Saturday arrested different alleged mastermind successful the NEET-UG 2026 insubstantial leak case, identifying her arsenic the root of leaked Biology questions successful the aesculapian entranceway examination.The accused, Manisha Gurunath Mandhare, a elder Botany teacher from Pune, Maharashtra, was arrested successful Delhi aft questioning by the agency. According to the CBI, Mandhare was associated with the NEET-UG 2026 introspection process and had been appointed by the National Testing Agency (NTA) arsenic an expert, giving her entree to Botany and Zoology question papers, quality bureau ANI reported.Investigators alleged that during April 2026, she mobilised prospective NEET candidates done Manisha Wagmare of Pune, who had already been arrested connected May 14.
The CBI said Mandhare conducted peculiar coaching classes for students astatine her Pune residence, during which she allegedly disclosed respective Botany and Zoology questions and asked students to enactment them down successful notebooks and textbooks.The bureau said a bulk of those questions matched the existent NEET-UG 2026 question insubstantial conducted connected May 3 (now cancelled).The apprehension comes a time aft the CBI said it had arrested retired chemistry prof PV Kulkarni successful Latur successful transportation with the insubstantial leak case.
Kulkarni, who spent implicit 3 decades successful academia, was associated with the NTA arsenic portion of the sheet progressive successful mounting the question paper. The investigators person been examining the relation of individuals progressive successful preparing the questions.In the past 24 hours, the CBI said it had conducted searches astatine six locations crossed the state and seized respective incriminating documents, laptops, slope statements and mobile phones.
The bureau said elaborate investigation of the seized worldly is underway.So far, 9 accused person been arrested successful the lawsuit from Delhi, Jaipur, Gurugram, Nashik, Pune and Ahilyanagar. Five accused person already been sent to 7 days’ constabulary custody for interrogation, portion 2 others arrested successful Pune were produced earlier a section tribunal and aboriginal shifted to Delhi connected transit remand.
