NEET-UG Paper Leak Case: Delhi Court Extends Judicial Custody Of 10 Accused Till July 11

New Delhi: Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court has extended the judicial custody of 10 accused in the NEET-UG 2026 exam irregularities case until July 11. The accused were produced before the court via video conferencing after the expiry of their earlier period of judicial custody. 

Who are the accused?

The judicial custody of accused Yash Yadav, Mangilal Bival, Dinesh Biwal, Vikas Biwal, Dhananjay Lokhande, Tejas Harshad Shah, Shubham Khairnar, Manisha Waghmare, Manisha Havaldar, and Dr Manoj Shirure ended on Monday. Following this, all 10 accused were produced in court via video conferencing.

While hearing the case, Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court extended the judicial custody of all 10 accused until July 11. Previously, the judicial custody of accused PV Kulkarni and Shivraj Motegaonkar was extended until July 8. On June 24, after the expiry of their judicial custody, the accused were produced before the Rouse Avenue Court, following which the court extended their judicial custody until July 8.

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Who are PV Kulkarni and Shivraj Motegaonkar?

According to the CBI, PV Kulkarni is the mastermind behind the paper leak. He is a retired chemistry professor from Latur. Kulkarni was part of the NEET question paper-setting panel for several years. He misused the NTA process and leaked the paper to students through special coaching classes in Pune.

Shivraj Motegaonkar was the director of RCC Coaching in Latur. According to investigating agencies, he received the question paper and its answers approximately 10 days before the exam. It is alleged that he obtained the paper through PV Kulkarni and Manisha Mandare, two individuals on the NTA panel. He then allegedly distributed the NEET UG paper to coaching institutes and students to carry out the fraud.

The NEET UG 2026 exam, conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA), was originally scheduled to be held on May 3 at designated exam centers across the country. However, due to the paper leak controversy, the NTA canceled it and rescheduled it on June 21 under tight security and extensive monitoring.