# CBI chargesheet in NEET-UG 2026 leak names 13, alleges conspiracy 2026-08-07T16:04:20+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Central Bureau of Investigation has filed a chargesheet in the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case, alleging a coordinated conspiracy by three National Testing Agency subject experts. The chargesheet, filed before a special CBI court in Delhi on July 28, relies on digital forensic evidence including an access control app from a Pune housing society where chemistry expert P V Kulkarni lived. The CBI says the experts, Kulkarni, zoology-botany expert Manisha Gurunath Mandhare and physics expert Manisha Sanjay Havaldar, exploited procedural gaps in the NTA to reconstruct and leak questions. Leaked material matched up to 85% with question sets they had accessed. A beautician named Manisha Waghmare allegedly acted as a key intermediary, circulating papers through a chain of middlemen to candidates in Rajasthan and Haryana. The agency has charged 13 accused under the Prevention of Corruption Act and the Public Examinations Act. Separately, the Cockroach Janta Party has demanded the NTA be dissolved and replaced with a permanent technical commission. ## Coverage - timesnownews.com - assamtribune.com - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Tags: CBI, exam fraud, NEET-UG, NTA, paper leak Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/cbi-chargesheet-reveals-neet-ug-leak-network-digital-trail/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/cbi-chargesheet-reveals-neet-ug-leak-network-digital-trail/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.