Rajasthan Police’s SOG escalated its NEET-UG 2026 paper leak probe by detaining alleged mastermind Manish Yadav and paper distributor Rakesh Mandawariya, while widening arrests across five states. Sources say the network’s chain traces to Nashik in Maharashtra, where a physical paper was sent to Haryana for reproduction before being split into sets and distributed to Rajasthan, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir. NTA has already cancelled the exam and ordered a CBI probe. Around 45 people are reportedly in custody so far.
Rajasthan Police’s Special Operations Group (SOG), with teams from multiple states, says it has uncovered a highly coordinated inter state network behind the alleged NEET UG 2026 paper leak. Investigators report arrests across regions as they track how the purported paper was copied, distributed, and circulated before May 3, expanding the scope of the exam scam probe.
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Rajasthan Police have launched an investigation into alleged NEET malpractice after a “guess paper” purportedly with 410 questions surfaced before the exam. Investigators say around 120 of those questions reportedly appeared in the Chemistry section. The document is alleged to have circulated for about a month, and authorities are assessing how widespread any criminal activity may have been.
Rajasthan Police’s Special Operations Group is probing a suspected NEET-UG 2026 paper leak after uncovering a handwritten “guess paper” claimed to match 140 questions from the actual exam. The report suggests an 84 percent match and that the material was sold for around 5 lakh rupees, potentially covering most high-scoring marks. Investigators are tracing the source and buyers.
Rajasthan Police’s Special Operations Group is investigating irregularities in NEET UG 2026 after the NTA received reports of question sets circulating before the May 3 exam. A circulated set reportedly had 400+ questions, with 100+ biology and chemistry items matching the actual paper closely. Investigators say similar materials also emerged in Maharashtra, expanding the probe.
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