CBI arrested Manisha Sanjay Havaldar, a Pune teacher and NTA-appointed expert, in the NEET UG 2026 paper leak case. Officials said she had access to Physics papers and allegedly shared questions with co-accused Manisha Mandhare in April. CBI said those questions matched the exam paper sets, taking total arrests to 11.
Mumbai: Another key accused Manisha Sanjay Havaldar, presently working in Seth Hiralal Saraf Prashala, Pune has been arrested by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), officials informed on Friday.
She had access to Physics papers
According to the CBI, Havaldar was involved in the NEET UG 2026 Examination process and appointed by NTA as an expert. She had complete access to the Physics question papers. During April 2026 she had shared some of the questions of the NEET UG 2026 Examination pertaining to Physics subject with co-accused Manisha Mandhare (already arrested on May 16). The questions she shared have tallied with the physics questions of NEET UG 2026 Examination Paper sets.
In this case, CBI has also conducted searches at various locations across the country and seized several incriminating documents, Laptops, bank statements and mobile phones. Detailed analysis of the seized items is going on, officials said.
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