NEET paper leak: CBI searches houses of three students in Nagpur, Chandrapur

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The CBI has searched the residences of 3 students successful Nagpur and Chandrapur districts arsenic portion of its probe into the NEET insubstantial leak. The bureau has besides taken into custody a tutor from Latur and suspects that 1 1000 students whitethorn person purchased the leaked paper.

The Economic Offences Wing of the CBI successful New Delhi has registered a lawsuit related to the leak of the NEET biology and chemistry papers. On Monday (May 18, 2026), the bureau took Prof. Shivraj Motegaonkar, the manager of ‘RCC Classes’ successful Latur, into custody.

On Tuesday (May 18, 2026), CBI teams carried retired hunt operations successful Nagpur. The enactment followed accusation received by the bureau astir mobile telephone numbers of immoderate students successful the city.

A squad from New Delhi, on with CBI unit successful Nagpur, raided the houses of 2 students from Nagpur and 1 pupil from Brahmapuri taluka successful Chandrapur district. Documents and notes were seized from the premises. The CBI is checking the seized notes for immoderate lucifer with the leaked paper.

The bureau suspects that 1 1000 students bought the insubstantial successful a fraud. It is besides investigating whether the 3 students purchased the insubstantial oregon forwarded it to others.

CBI teams are conducting hunt operations astatine places crossed the country, including successful Nagpur and Chandrapur. However, bureau sources said connected information of not being named that Nagpur is not the centre of the insubstantial fraud. The probe is examining if 3 students from the Vidarbha portion besides bought the paper.

Published - May 20, 2026 09:05 americium IST

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