NEET-UG paper leak: Arrested coaching centre boss was linked to ‘organised gang’, says CBI
Shivraj Raghunath Motegaonkar, the founder of a coaching institute in Maharashtra, has been arrested by the CBI in connection with the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak. The CBI claims he is part of an organized syndicate that had access to exam questions prior to the test. The investigation was prompted by reports of similarities between mock test questions and the actual exam questions.
- ▪Motegaonkar was arrested after nearly 12 hours of questioning by the CBI.
- ▪He is accused of being part of a gang involved in the leakage of NEET-UG exam questions.
- ▪The NEET-UG 2026 exam was cancelled after it was confirmed that the question paper had been compromised.
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NEET-UG paper leak: Arrested coaching centre boss was linked to ‘organised gang’, says CBIShivraj Raghunath Motegaonkar, founder of a Latur-based coaching institute, has been arrested by the CBI in the NEET paper leak case.Updated on: May 19, 2026 8:23 AM ISTBy Neeraj ChauhanShare viaCopy link The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested professor Shivraj Raghunath Motegaonkar, founder of a Maharashtra’s Latur-based prominent medical and engineering entrance test coaching centre, in the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak probe, with officials saying that he is part of the “organised syndicate” involved in the leak and had access to the chemistry questions on April 23 — 10 days before the examination was held on May 3.The Rouse Avenue Court grants nine days of custody of the accused Shivraj…
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