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A Pune schoolhouse principal, arrested successful transportation with the NEET-UG insubstantial leak case, allegedly shared examination-related questions and contented with a fewer students for monetary benefits, the CBI has told a tribunal successful Pune.
The national bureau made the submission portion seeking the remand of schoolhouse main Manisha Sanjay Havaldar, sources said connected Sunday (May 24, 2026).
The Central Bureau of Intelligence (CBI) arrested Ms. Havaldar connected Friday (May 22, 2026), calling her different "source" of the alleged insubstantial leak. Ms. Havaldar, the main of Seth Hiralal Saraf Prashala, worked arsenic an empanelled translator for Physics for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Undergraduate (NEET UG)-2026.
Following her arrest, she was produced earlier a tribunal successful Pune and is presently successful transit remand. She is apt to beryllium produced successful a Delhi tribunal connected Monday (May 25, 2026).
The CBI informed the Pune tribunal that its probe into the lawsuit showed that Ms. Havaldar, successful collusion with botany teacher Manisha Mandhare, present successful custody, allegedly shared NEET-related questions and contented with a fewer students successful speech for monetary benefits.
Sources said the CBI told the tribunal that handwritten notes containing NEET-related questions were prepared and retained by Havaldar during her NTA (National Testing Agency) assignment.
The confidential worldly was allegedly utilized to convey examination-related contented to immoderate students earlier the NEET UG-2026 exam done WhatsApp and printouts.
Ms. Havaldar admitted to sharing Physics questions from NEET UG-2026, which she had translated oregon reverse-translated, with 1 pupil and with Manisha Mandhare, a botany lecturer from Modern College of Arts and Science successful Pune, the sources said.
The probe recovered that Ms. Havaldar allegedly received ₹20,000 from 1 pupil and ₹25,000 from different person, CBI told the court, according to the sources.
Ms. Havaldar allegedly deleted each her chats with Ms. Mandhare and burnt the notes containing the Physics question bank, they added.
On May 12, the National Testing Agency cancelled the NEET-UG held connected May 3 for aesculapian admissions pursuing allegations of insubstantial leak. A re-examination has been scheduled for June 21.
The CBI registered its lawsuit successful the substance connected the aforesaid day, based connected a written ailment by the Department of Higher Education nether the Education Ministry.
So far, 11 accused person been arrested successful this lawsuit from Delhi, Jaipur, Gurugram, Nasik, Pune, Latur and Ahliyanagar, a CBI spokesperson said connected Friday (May 22, 2026).
The probe truthful acold has brought retired the existent root of the insubstantial leak, the bureau said.
