The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday said it has arrested PV Kulkarni, the alleged “kingpin” behind the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak, accusing him of conducting “special coaching classes” at his Pune residence where he allegedly dictated questions, answer options and correct responses that later matched the actual examination paper.
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Special classes, dictated questions and notes
According to the agency, the accused, identified as PV Kulkarni, allegedly mobilised students in the last week of April with the help of another accused, Manisha Waghmare, who was arrested on May 14.
The CBI alleged that Kulkarni conducted special coaching sessions where he dictated questions, answer options and correct responses, which students copied by hand into notebooks.
