 Summary of this article
- The Central Bureau of Investigation arrested Nashik resident Shubham Khairnar in connection with the alleged NEET 2026 paper leak.
- Investigators claim the leaked “guess paper” closely matched the actual exam and was sold to students for large sums.
- The multi-state investigation, led by Rajasthan Police and the CBI, has resulted in at least 16 arrests so far.
On Tuesday evening the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) took into custody a 30-year-old man from Nashik in connection with the alleged NEET paper leak. The man has been identified as Shubham Khairnar. The arrest came a day after the cancellation of NEET 2026 by the National Testing Agency (NTA).
According to reports he was picked up from the Indranagar area of the city by the crime branch unit 2 of Nashik Police on the request of Rajasthan police.
The scandal reportedly began in Maharashtra and spread to other states such as Rajasthan, Haryana, Kerala, Bihar and Jammu and Kashmir.
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BY Outlook News Desk |
