NEET Paper Leak Probe: Delhi Court Sends 3 Accused to Judicial Custody Till June 15
The CBI said the accused kept and distributed leaked NEET-UG questions for money as a re-examination was set for June 21.
- On Monday, a Delhi court remanded three individuals—Dr. Manoj Shirure, Tejas Harshadkumar Shah, and Manisha Sanjay Hawaldar—to 14 days judicial custody until June 15 in the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak investigation.
- The Central Bureau of Investigation launched the probe following a complaint from the Department of Higher Education after allegations emerged that exam papers were leaked before the May 3 test.
- Investigators allege Shirure played a 'key role' in facilitating Chemistry questions, while Hawaldar allegedly conspired to distribute papers for money, and Shah received leaked Physics questions.
- Nationwide searches at 49 locations mark the agency's effort to trace the operation, with 13 people arrested so far as officials examine seized electronic devices and digital records.
- The National Testing Agency scheduled a re-examination for June 21, 2026, after canceling the May 3 test, as the government pursues its comprehensive inquiry into the fraud allegations.
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NEET paper leak: Delhi court sends three accused to 14 days’ judicial custody
Special Judge Ajay Gupta allowed the CBI’s plea seeking judicial custody of physics translator Manisha Sanjay Hawaldar, paediatrician Dr. Manoj Shirure and physics teacher Tejas Harshadkumar Shah
Latur paediatrician among 3 sent to 14 days judicial custody in NEET paper leak case
New Delhi: Three accused including a Latur-based paediatrician who were arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the NEET 2026 paper leak case have been sent to 14 days...
NEET paper leak: Delhi court sends 3 accused to 14 days’ judicial custody
New Delhi, Jun 1 (PTI) A Delhi court on Monday sent three accused accused in the NEET paper leak case — a physics lecturer empanelled by the National Testing Agency (NTA) as translator, a Latur-based paediatrician and a physics tutor — to 14 days’ judicial custody. Special Judge Ajay Gupta allowed the CBI’s plea seeking […]
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