During proceedings in Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court, the CBI informed the bench that Mandhare was an expert in translating botany and zoology question papers and had access to the NEET-UG Biology paper
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi criticized PM Modi over repeated exam paper leak allegations, questioning the role of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. He cited NEET irregularities, demanded accountability, and called for action amid ongoing CBI probes and cancellation of the re-exam schedule
The CBI intensified its NEET paper leak investigation in Maharashtra’s Nanded with raids and questioning at multiple residences. Officials suspect families paid lakhs for leaked exam papers after unusually high NEET scores triggered scrutiny into coaching institutes, financial links, and interstate leak networks
Rahul Gandhi demanded the removal of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET paper leak controversy, accusing the government of betraying millions of students. He alleged widespread institutional failure, questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s silence, and called for accountability in the education system
The CBI claims to have cracked the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case with the arrest of Pune-based chemistry professor P V Kulkarni, identified as the original source of the leaked exam questions.
Pragati Biwal, an MBBS student and daughter of key accused Mangilal Biwal, has gone missing from her college in Dausa as the CBI intensifies its NEET paper leak probe. Investigators are now scrutinizing the medical admissions of multiple Biwal family members across India to uncover a potential "education mafia" network
The CBI is investigating a NEET question paper leak that may have spread to Kerala, with students allegedly accessing a “model paper” derived from the original exam. The probe spans multiple states, exposing a suspected interstate racket linked to exam fraud networks
Telangana Students Joint Action Committee staged a protest in Hyderabad against the Central government over the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak. Former Minister V. Srinivas Goud demanded the disbanding of the NTA and resignation of the Union Education Minister, citing the uncertainty faced by deserving students.
The cancellation of NEET-UG 2026 has triggered outrage across Telangana’s medical community, with doctors’ associations, students, and public health experts condemning the systemic failure, blaming the National Testing Agency and the Central Government, and demanding reforms to safeguard merit and credibility in medical admissions.
