# CBI chargesheet traces NEET paper leak from Okhla to Pune 2026-08-08T00:51:46+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The CBI has filed a chargesheet in a Delhi court detailing the arrest sequence of 13 accused in the NEET-UG paper leak case. The first arrests on May 13 included Mangilal, Dinesh, Vikas Biwal in Rajasthan, Yash Yadav in Gurugram, and Shubham Khairnar in Nashik. The alleged mastermind PV Kulkarni was taken into custody on May 15 from Latur. The chargesheet reveals that three Pune-based NTA experts, Manisha Mandhare, Prahlad Kulkarni, and Manisha Havaldar, had continuous access to all four master question sets during back-translation at NTA's Okhla facility, violating the agency's own protocols. Kulkarni allegedly transcribed 135 Chemistry questions onto chits and walked out. The CBI found no evidence implicating any government official or NTA office-bearer. The chargesheet also notes that no frisking or metal-detector checks were conducted when experts entered or exited the confidential section, and only 20-25 days of CCTV footage was available despite work ending on April 7, the case was lodged on May 12. ## Coverage - timesnownews.com - hindustantimes.com Tags: arrests sequence, CBI chargesheet, exam controversy, NEET paper leak, NTA Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/cbi-chargesheet-in-neet-paper-leak-case-details-13-arrests-sequence/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/cbi-chargesheet-in-neet-paper-leak-case-details-13-arrests-sequence/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.