02 June,2026 04:55 PM IST | Beed | mid-day online correspondent
Chief Officer Shailesh Fadse said demolition proceedings were started after the deadline for compliance expired. Representational Pic/File
Civic authorities in Maharashtra's Beed district on Tuesday began the demolition of an under-construction building allegedly linked to retired professor P V Kulkarni, who has been arrested in connection with the NEET paper leak case, reported the PTI.
The Beed Municipal Council initiated action against the four-storey structure located in the Shahunagar area after it was found to be in violation of local building regulations.
According to municipal officials, notices were issued to the contractor, directing the removal of the unauthorised portions of the building within a specified period.
Chief Officer Shailesh Fadse said demolition proceedings were started after the deadline for compliance expired, the news agency reported.
Officials stated that the contractor is currently removing the unauthorised sections of the structure under the supervision of the municipal administration.
"We had issued notices. We have received information that the owner has voluntarily removed the unauthorised construction. If an application for building permission is submitted in future, the site's status will be physically verified and permission will be granted only if it complies with the rules," Fadse said, according to the PTI.
P V Kulkarni, a native of Latur and a chemistry expert, was reportedly associated with the preparation of NEET question papers over several years.
He was arrested from Pune last month in connection with the NEET-UG paper leak investigation.
A Delhi court on Tuesday extended the judicial custody of five accused in the NEET paper leak case till June 15, reported the PTI.
Special Judge Ajay Gupta allowed the CBI's plea seeking extension of judicial custody of Mangilal Khatik, Vikas Biwal, Dinesh Biwal, all three arrested from Jaipur; Yash Yadav, arrested from Gurugram; and Dhananjay Lokhande, arrested from Ahilyanagar in Maharashtra, as per the PTI.
Earlier on May 20, they had been sent to judicial custody till June 2.
Meanwhile, counsel for accused Yadav said that the court had allowed his client's plea seeking books to prepare for the rescheduled NEET exam.
On Monday, physics lecturer Manisha Sanjay Hawaldar, paediatrician Dr Manoj Shirure and physics teacher Tejas Harshadkumar Shah were sent to 14 days of judicial custody, the news agency reported.
The CBI has arrested 13 accused persons in the case.
On May 12, the NTA cancelled the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (Undergraduate), or NEET, held on May 3 for medical admissions amid allegations of paper leak.
A re-examination has been scheduled for June 21.
(with PTI inputs)
