New Delhi, May 14 (PTI) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday produced before a Delhi court all five accused arrested in connection with the alleged NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case.
The five
accused were produced before the CBI Special Judge Ajay Gupta after they were taken into custody from different states over their alleged involvement in the case.
The accused have been identified as Shubham Khairnar from Nashik, Mangilal Biwal, Vikas Biwal and Dinesh Biwal from Jaipur, and Yash Yadav from Gurugram.
Khairnar (30) was taken to Delhi by the agency after the agency got his two-day transit remand from Mumbai.
A resident of Nandgaon in Maharashtra’s Nashik district, Khairnar was allegedly involved in the leak of the exam.
The CBI had earlier secured their transit remand after informing the court that the involvement of persons from multiple states was suspected and custodial interrogation was required for the probe.
The NEET (UG) 2026 exam for admission to undergraduate courses in medical colleges, held on May 3, was cancelled on Tuesday amid allegations of paper leak. The government asked the CBI to carry out a comprehensive inquiry into the “irregularities”. PTI SKM KSS KSS
