Police bring the accused in the NEET UG Paper leak case to the Rouse Avenue Court, in New Delhi. File.
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A Delhi court on Monday (June 29, 2026) extended till July 11 the judicial custody of 10 persons arrested in connection with the alleged NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case.Special Judge Vijeta Singh Rawat of Rouse Avenue Court allowed the Central Bureau of Investigation’s (CBI) application seeking extension of custody.The accused persons, including Yash Yadav, Mangilal Biwal, Dinesh Biwal, Vikas Biwal, Dhananjay Lokhande, Tejas Harshad Shah, Shubham Khairnar, Manisha Waghmare, Manisha Havaldar and Dr. Manoj Shirure, were produced before the court through video conferencing after the expiry of their earlier judicial custody.Of the remaining accused, alleged kingpin P.V. Kulkarni and Shivraj Raghunath Motegaonkar are in judicial custody till July 8, while Manisha Gurunath Mandhare’s custody is set to end on June 30.The alleged irregularities in the NEET-UG examination surfaced after reports that the question paper had been leaked before the test conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA). The examination, one of the country’s largest entrance tests, was taken by more than 22 lakh aspirants seeking admission to undergraduate medical courses.Due to nationwide protests, a CBI probe was ordered into the matter.The probe has since led to multiple arrests as agencies continue to examine the alleged network behind the leak and distribution of examination material. The Central agency has invoked charges of criminal conspiracy, cheating, criminal breach of trust, theft, destruction of evidence, and provisions of the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024.Following allegations of a question paper leak, the NTA cancelled the examination on May 12 and conducted a re-examination on June 21. Published - June 29, 2026 07:45 pm IST
