NEET UG 2026 Paper Leak Probe Intensifies, Accused Alleges Bigwigs Are Being Protected

The NEET-UG 2026 paper leak investigation intensified on Wednesday after one of the accused arrested by the CBI in Jaipur alleged that "bigwigs" involved in the scam were being protected while ordinary people were being harassed. The accused made the statement while being taken on transit remand to Delhi after being produced before a Jaipur court. The controversy has already led to the cancellation of NEET-UG 2026, an examination conducted on May 3 for over 22 lakh aspirants across 5,432 centres in 551 Indian cities and 14 international locations. The CBI has now taken over the probe from the Rajasthan Special Operations Group (SOG), which first uncovered the alleged leak network.

So far, the CBI has arrested five accused, including three from Jaipur- Mangilal Biwal, Vikas Biwal, and Dinesh Biwal. The other two arrested are Yash Yadav from Gurugram and Shubham Khairnar from Nashik, according to NDTV.

Investigators suspect the leak originated in Rajasthan’s Sikar district through a “guess paper” allegedly shared among students before the examination. The SOG earlier claimed that over 100 questions matched the actual NEET paper, triggering nationwide outrage and a wider investigation into the alleged racket.