Sikar coaching hub emerges as alleged nerve centre in NEET 2026 paper leak case, CBI probes coaching links, medical admissions

Jaipur: Rajasthan's coaching hub Sikar has emerged as the alleged operational nerve centre of the NEET 2026 paper leak network, with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) now probing possible links between coaching institutes, middlemen, students and relatives of the accused as the investigation widens across multiple states.

Investigators suspect that the alleged network took shape within coaching circles in Sikar, where 2 accused reportedly studied together. The probe has now expanded beyond the paper leak itself to examine whether access to leaked examination material may have influenced recent NEET admissions secured by relatives of the accused in medical colleges across the country, intensifying concerns over the scale and reach of the alleged racket.

The agency is now examining how the alleged NEET-UG 2026 paper leak racket spread through coaching circles and student networks.. 

 CBI investigation has also widened to include family members of the accused who recently cleared NEET and secured admissions in various medical colleges, raising fresh questions over the extent of the alleged network and its reach into medical education.

Meanwhile, the Central Bureau of Investigation has intensified its probe into the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case, and the CBI has now arrested four key accused from Jaipur: Mangilal Biwal, Dinesh Biwal, Haryana resident Yash Yadav, and Mangilal’s son Vikas. All four were produced before a magistrate on Wednesday, following which they were taken on transit remand and shifted to Delhi for further interrogation, reports IANS

According to sources linked to the investigation, key accused individuals were allegedly informed around the Diwali period itself that the NEET paper would be made available this year, indicating that the leak network had been activated months before the examination. Investigators believe that Rajasthan’s coaching hub, Sikar, acted as the operational base of the alleged paper leak racket.

According to the probe, accused Yash Yadav and Vikas had studied together at a coaching institute in Sikar, where investigators suspect the network and coordination first developed. The CBI is now examining possible links between coaching circles, middlemen, and students connected to the accused. The investigation has also widened to include relatives of the accused who recently cleared NEET and secured admission to medical colleges, adds IANS

According to investigative agencies, the leaked paper allegedly originated from a resident of Ahilyabai Nagar in Maharashtra. The paper was then allegedly passed on to Khairnar from Nashik, who subsequently shared it with Yadav in Haryana. From Haryana, the material allegedly reached Mangilal and Biwal in Rajasthan, where it was circulated among contacts in Sikar and Jaipur.

Meanwhile, Dinesh Biwal’s son remains absconding. The CBI is also continuing intense questioning of accused Mandwariya from Sikar and another accused identified from Jaipur. A CBI team has now camped in Sikar and is examining people linked to the network. Several students and parents, earlier detained by the Rajasthan SOG, have been questioned, IANS has reported

While some have been released, they have reportedly been instructed not to leave the city without permission. Officials believe the interrogations in Delhi could expose influential individuals allegedly linked to the network.

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Medical Dialogues recently reported that the NTA declared that NEET 2026, conducted on May 3, 2026, has been cancelled and will be re-conducted on dates that will be notified separately.

On its official X (formerly Twitter) handle, the NTA posted, "In continuation of its press release dated 10 May 2026, the National Testing Agency wishes to inform candidates, parents, and members of the public of the following decisions taken in respect of NEET (UG) 2026. NTA had, on 8 May 2026, referred the matters then under consideration to the central agencies for independent verification and necessary action, consistent with its standing commitment to the fair, secure, and credible conduct of the national examinations entrusted to it. On the basis of the inputs subsequently examined by NTA in coordination with the central agencies, and the investigative findings shared by the law enforcement agencies and in order to ensure that there is transparency in the system, the National Testing Agency, with the approval of the Government of India, has decided to cancel the NEET (UG) 2026 examination conducted on 3 May 2026, and to re-conduct the examination on dates that will be notified separately."

This came in the backdrop of the probe by the Rajasthan Police Special Operations Group, which reportedly found a “guess paper” containing more than 100 questions similar to those asked in the NEET UG examination. The question paper series under scrutiny has been described as a “guess paper” which reportedly contained around 410 questions. Out of these, nearly 120 questions are alleged to have appeared in the Biology and Chemistry sections of the examination.