The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today arrested another key accused in connection with the 2026 NEET-UG paper leak case. The accused, named Manisha Sanjay Havaldar, is presently working at Seth Hiralal Saraf Prashala in Pune, Maharashtra. CBI said that she was involved in the NEET UG 2026 Examination process and was appointed as an expert by the National Testing Agency.
The investigation agency said that the accused had complete access to the Physics question papers. CBI informed that she had shared some of the questions of the NEET UG 2026 Examination pertaining to Physics subject with co-accused Manisha Mandhare, who was arrested on 16th of this month. According to the investigation agency, the questions she shared have tallied with the physics questions of NEET UG 2026 Examination Paper sets.
So far, eleven accused have been arrested in this case from Delhi, Jaipur, Gurugram, Nasik, Pune, Latur and Ahliyanagar. CBI has also conducted searches at various locations across the country and seized several incriminating documents, Laptops, bank statements and mobile phones.
