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After the National Testing Agency (NTA) cancelled the NEET-UG introspection 2026 owed to an alleged insubstantial leak, Maharashtra constabulary connected Tuesday (May 12, 2026) arrested 1 fishy successful the Nashik territory to probe the allegations of the exam insubstantial leak.
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According to Kiran Kumar Chavan, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Nashik City, a petition was received from the Rajasthan Police connected Tuesday (May 12, 2026) regarding an accused progressive successful the NEET case. Acting connected the request, the Crime Branch took the accused into custody and volition manus him implicit to the Rajasthan Police upon their arrival.
Mr. Chavan said, “The accused had changed his quality successful an effort to evade arrest, which initially created difficulties for the police. However, helium was yet tracked down and arrested utilizing method grounds and surveillance.”
The accused is said to beryllium from Nashik’s Nandgaon colony and has been pursuing BAMS.
On Tuesday (May 12, 2026), NEET-UG examinations to beryllium held successful May were cancelled owed to the alleged insubstantial leak. The authorities has initiated a CBI enquiry. This is the 2nd clip that the question insubstantial has been leaked; the archetypal was successful 2024. As determination was not capable impervious of a “systemic” nationwide leak, the exam was not cancelled.
The cancellation of NEET has received flak from the absorption successful the state, arsenic lakhs of students are affected.
NCP-SP person Rohit Pawar said, “With the threads of this insubstantial leak lawsuit reaching Nashik, Maharashtra is facing important embarrassment. Due to the #NEET scam, 22 lakh students crossed the state person been affected, including 2.25 lakh students from Maharashtra.”
He pointed retired that successful 2023, done the Yuva Sangharsh Yatra, a request was made to bring a instrumentality concerning insubstantial leaks. After the cardinal authorities provided the Draft, the authorities authorities besides enacted the law. However, that instrumentality had galore shortcomings. “To code those shortcomings, I appealed in the Legislative Assembly, but unfortunately, it was near unheard,” helium posted connected X.
“This has been happening for years now; lone this clip they person capable grounds due to the fact that the insubstantial was leaked days earlier the exam. A batch of wealth is progressive arsenic backstage coaches privation to amusement their occurrence complaint and pull students,” alleged Mumbai-based genitor typical Sudha Shenoy.
Rohini Khadse, NCP-SP leader, claimed, “The 131 questions retired of 281 questions successful the conjecture insubstantial person been utilized successful the #NEET question paper. Due to the insubstantial leak successful this manner, the NEET exam has been cancelled.”
“Such large-scale corruption cannot hap without the engagement of radical wrong the system. A CBI enquiry into this substance volition instrumentality place. Strict enactment indispensable beryllium taken against whoever is progressive successful it; the Education Minister should instrumentality work for this nonaccomplishment and resign,” Mr. Khadse said connected X.
