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CBI chargesheets 13 over alleged NEET-UG 2026 paper leak
The CBI has filed a chargesheet against 13 people in a Special CBI Court in Delhi, alleging a multi-state conspiracy to leak NEET-UG 2026 questions before the May 3 examination. The accused…
The Story in Brief
The CBI has filed a chargesheet against 13 people in a Special CBI Court in Delhi, alleging a multi-state conspiracy to leak NEET-UG 2026 questions before the May 3 examination. The accused include three NTA subject experts, coaching operators, intermediaries and candidates. The agency has invoked the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Prevention of Corruption Act and the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024.
The Hindu reports that digital evidence includes messages, seized devices, call records and an access-control app from the Pune society where chemistry expert P V Kulkarni lived. The CBI says students and parents attended unauthorised coaching there. Material recovered from candidates and middlemen reportedly matched paper sets, with the highest match reaching 85% for sets accessed by the experts.
The Indian Opinion
Claims that every high score proves a leak are as careless as dismissing the case as a coaching-centre dispute. The evidence described is more specific: access records, phone locations, recovered files and paper matches. Yet allegations are not convictions, and the chargesheet must face scrutiny in court. The fairest test is whether the 85% match and the digital trail withstand cross-examination and independent forensic review.
Sources (2): odishatv.in, hindustantimes.com
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
