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NEET-UG insubstantial leak: CBI arrests 2 much accused successful Maharashtra; tally rises to 7 (Image credit: PTI)
NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) connected Friday arrested a Chemistry teacher progressive successful the introspection process connected behalf of the National Testing Agency (NTA), identifying him arsenic the “kingpin” down the leak of the NEET-2026 question insubstantial that led to the cancellation of the aesculapian entranceway exam.Also Read | 'Murder by system': Rahul Gandhi targets Centre implicit NEET suicides, insubstantial leaksPV Kulkarni, the Chemistry lecturer, was arrested from Pune.According to the CBI, Kulkarni had entree to the question papers owing to his relation successful conducting examinations for the NTA.
“During the past week of April, helium (Kulkarni) had mobilised students with the assistance of different accused, Manish Waghmare, who was arrested connected May 14, and conducted peculiar coaching classes astatine his residence successful Pune. He dictated the questions on with options and the close answers during these peculiar coaching classes, and the questions truthful dictated were handwritten by students successful their notebooks and person precisely tallied with the existent question insubstantial of NEET-UG 2026,” the bureau said successful a statement, according to ANI.The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET)-UG 2026 was held connected May 3 and cancelled connected May 12 aft the insubstantial leak came to light. A full of 22.79 lakh students had appeared for the entranceway examination, which is conducted for admittance to undergraduate aesculapian and dental programmes.This marked the archetypal clip successful the exam’s 13-year past that NEET was cancelled successful its entirety.Meanwhile, the CBI said that 7 accused had been arrested till Thursday from antithetic parts of the country.
Addressing a property league earlier successful the day, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced that the re-examination would beryllium held connected June 21. He besides said that from adjacent twelvemonth onwards, the trial would beryllium conducted successful online mode.Meanwhile, the CBI besides said that 7 accused had been arrested till Thursday from antithetic parts of the country.Addressing a property league connected Friday, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced that the re-examination volition beryllium held connected June 21. He adde that from adjacent twelvemonth onwards, the trial would beryllium conducted successful online mode.
