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CBI charges NTA experts in NEET leak, faces life term
The CBI has filed a charge sheet against three NTA subject experts in the NEET-UG paper leak case, accusing them of circulating confidential question papers despite signing secrecy undertakings. The agency, as…
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The CBI has filed a charge sheet against three NTA subject experts in the NEET-UG paper leak case, accusing them of circulating confidential question papers despite signing secrecy undertakings. The agency, as reported by PTI, has invoked provisions that could attract life imprisonment and a Rs 1 crore fine.
The accused are Manisha Gurunath Mandhare (biology), P V Kulkarni (chemistry), and Manisha Sanjay Havaldar (physics). The CBI claims they were entrusted with confidential papers, and treated them as public servants under the Prevention of Corruption Act. Mandhare allegedly ran coaching classes, Kulkarni held special classes for candidates before the exam, and Havaldar circulated physics questions for Rs 25,000, according to the agency.
The Indian Opinion
The CBI has built a strong case, tracing leaked questions to coaching classes and WhatsApp groups. But the real scandal is that NTA's security could be so easily bypassed by its own experts. The agency cancelled the May exam only after public outrage. Watch whether the courts convict the experts quickly and whether NTA reforms its paper-setting process. Will the next exam be leak-proof? The test is in the 2026 cycle's integrity.
Sources (2): timesofindia.indiatimes.com, timesofindia.indiatimes.com (2)
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