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NEET-UG Paper Leak Accused Sent to Two-Week Judicial Custody
A court in Delhi sent Sheshrao Bajrang Suryavanshi to judicial custody for two weeks.
He is the 14th person arrested by the CBI in the NEET-UG 2026 paper-leak case.
Before this, he spent three days in CBI custody.
The CBI says he may be connected to Shubham Khairnar, who was arrested in Nashik.
Investigators say Khairnar allegedly circulated the question paper on social media.
The CBI has already filed charges against 13 other accused.
It says some confidential questions were taken from the NTA office because of security problems.
The court also allowed investigators to examine more suspects.
A Delhi court sent Sheshrao Bajrang Suryavanshi to 14 days of judicial custody.
Suryavanshi is the 14th person arrested by the CBI in the NEET-UG 2026 paper-leak case.
The CBI alleges Suryavanshi is linked to counsellor Shubham Khairnar, arrested in Nashik on May 12.
The court allowed the CBI to investigate additional suspects identified through a CFSL report.
The CBI has charged 13 accused and alleges security lapses enabled confidential questions to leave the NTA office.
- Who
- The CBI, Sheshrao Bajrang Suryavanshi, Shubham Khairnar, and 13 previously charge-sheeted accused are involved in the case.
- What
- Suryavanshi was sent to 14 days of judicial custody in the NEET-UG 2026 question-paper leak investigation.
- Where
- The order was issued at the Fast Track Court in the Rouse Avenue Courts Complex in Delhi. Khairnar was arrested in Nashik.
- When
- The order was issued on Saturday after Suryavanshi’s three-day CBI custody expired; the CBI filed its charge sheet on July 28.
- Why
- The CBI alleges that confidential question papers were leaked before the now-cancelled May 3 examination and is investigating additional suspects.
Key facts
- New accused
- Sheshrao Bajrang Suryavanshi is the 14th person arrested by the CBI in the case.
- Current custody
- Suryavanshi was sent to 14 days of judicial custody after three days in CBI custody.
- Alleged link
- The CBI alleges Suryavanshi is linked to Shubham Khairnar, who was arrested in Nashik on May 12.
- Existing chargesheet
- The CBI filed charges against 13 accused on July 28.
- Investigation evidence
- The agency cited 360 witnesses, 422 documents, and 43 material objects.
- Alleged security gaps
- The CBI cited a lack of frisking for experts, only 20–25 days of CCTV backup, and no dedicated live-feed monitoring room for the confidential section.
- Legal provisions
- The 13 accused were charged under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Prevention of Corruption Act, and the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024.
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