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NEET-UG 2026 Paper Leak Manhunt Tightens as Mastermind Manish Yadav and 9 Others Arrested Across States
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Published on 14 May 2026
Leak trail reportedly begins with meetings in Nashik
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.
- Manish Yadav detained by Rajasthan SOG, along with Rakesh Mandawariya
- At least nine arrests reported across five states in the crackdown
- Leak origin allegedly traced to Nashik, Maharashtra meetings before the exam
- Physical paper allegedly sent to Haryana; reproduced into five sets
- Each set reportedly contained 10 copies, then distributed to multiple states
- Handwritten “guess paper” allegedly matched questions worth nearly 600 marks
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