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NEET (UG) paper leak: Alleged kingpin Prahlad Kulkarni sent to judicial custody; CBI arrests two more accused
Updated On: 27 May, 2026 08:08 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
Kulkarni, a chemistry lecturer from Pune, was involved in the NEET process on behalf of the National Testing Agency (NTA) and had access to the question papers. During the last week of April, he allegedly mobilised students with the help of co-accused Manisha Waghmare and conducted special coaching classes for them
NSUI members stage a protest against the alleged NEET paper leak, in Ranchi, on Tuesday. PIC/PTI
A Delhi court on Wednesday sent alleged National Eligibility Entrance Test (Undergraduate) paper leak case kingpin Prahlad Vithalrao Kulkarni and another accused, Shivraj Raghunath Motegaonkar, to 14-day judicial custody till June 10, while the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) continued its crackdown by arresting a Latur-based doctor and a Pune physics teacher in connection with the case.
Special Judge Vidya Prakash, acting as duty metropolitan magistrate, remanded Kulkarni and Motegaonkar to judicial custody after they were produced before the court on completion of their police custody.
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