NEET-UG leak 2026: CBI chargesheet claims paper setting done at NTA's Okhla building: What key evidence did agency find?
NEET paper leak chargesheet: The agency cited data from the app used by Kulkarni’s residential society, including biometric records of students attending his special coaching classes, in its July 28 charge sheet against 13 accused persons filed before a special CBI court.
The CBI has charged 13 individuals in the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case, with extensive digital forensic evidence pointing to the involvement of National Testing Agency's (NTA) chemistry experts PV Kulkarni, Manisha Gurunath Mandhare, and Manisha Sanjay Havaldar. The agency found that the paper setting, translation, and back translation were conducted at the NTA's Okhla office in a secured environment, with records from an access-control app used by Kulkarni's residential society in Pune providing key evidence.
This app, which monitors entry and exit of visitors, was used to establish the presence of students and their parents at the society in April, days before the exam. The CBI also traced the involvement of students through call data records and mobile phone analysis. Three Pune-based subject experts were placed at the center of the case, allegedly exploiting procedural loopholes within the NTA to leak confidential exam questions for personal gain.
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