NEET-UG paper leak case: Delhi court remands accused paediatrician, Physics tutor to 5 days' CBI custody

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Wednesday remanded accused paediatrician from Latur and a Physics tutor arrested in connection with the NEET-UG paper leak case to five days of CBI custody. Special Judge Vidya Prakash allowed the CBI’s request seeking further custodial interrogation of the two accused — Dr Manoj Shirure and Physics teacher Tejas Harshadkumar Shah. Both will now be produced before the court on June 1. According to officials, Dr Shirure was allegedly involved in helping three students obtain Chemistry questions from NEET paper setter P V Kulkarni. One of the students was reportedly the son of Shivraj Raghunath Motegaonkar, who runs Renukai Chemistry Classes (RCC) in Maharashtra’s Latur and has already been arrested in the case. The CBI also arrested Tejas Harshadkumar Shah, a Physics teacher at Dr Abhang Prabhu Medical Academy, for his alleged role in the case. Investigators claimed Shah received leaked Physics questions for NEET-UG 2026 from another arrested accused, Manisha Havaldar. Officials said the total number of arrests in the paper leak case has now risen to 13. Earlier this month, the National Testing Agency cancelled the NEET-UG examination held on May 3 following allegations of a paper leak. The re-examination has been scheduled for June 21.