{
  "id": 289541,
  "title": "From NTA's Delhi building to Pune: How NEET questions made it out",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/from-ntas-delhi-building-to-pune-how-neet-questions-made-it-out",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-08T00:59:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/neet-ug-2026-question-paper-leak-cbi-chargesheet-nta-okhla-experts-pune-101786149703080.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) charge sheet in the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case reveals that the National Testing Agency (NTA) violated its own protocols by allowing a small group of experts to have continuous access to the most sensitive material for weeks. The charge sheet names three Pune-based experts - Manisha Gurunath Mandhare, Prahlad Vithalrao Kulkarni, and Manisha Sanjay Havaldar - who allegedly originated the leak. These experts, who were appointed by NTA, had access to all four master question sets during the final stage of paper preparation. Kulkarni allegedly transcribed 135 Chemistry questions and their answer options onto small chits, which he then walked out of the building with. Mandhare and Havaldar are alleged to have memorized the framing and exact parameters, then transcribed them into personal notebooks. The charge sheet's findings contradict the government's recent affidavit to the Supreme Court, which claimed that question-paper preparation happens in complete isolation with no electronic devices involved.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}