Archive · 11 Aug 2026
Delhi court rejects lie-detector plea in NEET-UG 2026 leak case
People who want to become doctors in India take a very important test called NEET UG.
This year, it is suspected that some people got the test questions before the exam and shared them, which is called a paper leak.
A police team called the CBI is investigating what happened.
Three people suspected of being involved asked a judge if they could take special tests, like a lie detector test, to help show they were innocent.
The judge said no to those tests.
The judge also decided that the three suspects must stay in custody until August 12.
The police have prepared a very big report with evidence against 13 people.
The judge has not yet decided whether to accept that report because it is so large, and he will make his decision on August 12.
Until then, everyone is waiting to see what happens next.
The Rouse Avenue Court rejected the plea of Mangilal Biwal, Vikas Biwal and Dinesh Biwal for polygraph, brain-mapping and lie detector tests in the NEET UG 2026 paper leak case.
The court deferred its order on taking cognizance of the CBI charge sheet to August 12 and extended the judicial custody of the three accused till then.
The CBI has filed a nearly 20,000-page charge sheet against 13 accused, citing 360 witnesses, 422 documents and 43 material objects.
The CBI registered an FIR on May 12 after a complaint by the Department of Higher Education and has arrested 13 people, including three NTA subject experts in Chemistry, Biology and Physics; the first arrest was made on May 13.
Searches were conducted at 92 locations across Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Haryana, Delhi and other states, and several bank accounts, bank lockers and a demat account were frozen.
- Who
- Three accused in the NEET UG 2026 paper leak case — Mangilal Biwal, Vikas Biwal and Dinesh Biwal — sought the tests; Special Judge Ajay Gupta of the Rouse Avenue Court and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) are central, with 13 accused overall.
- What
- The court rejected the plea for polygraph, brain-mapping and lie detector tests, deferred its order on taking cognizance of the CBI charge sheet, and extended the judicial custody of the three accused till August 12.
- When
- On Monday; the next hearing is August 12. The NEET UG 2026 exam was held on May 3, the complaint and FIR came on May 12, and the first arrest was made on May 13.
- Where
- Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi; searches were conducted at 92 locations across Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Haryana, Delhi and other states.
- Why
- The proceedings stem from the CBI investigation into alleged irregularities and paper leakage in the NEET UG 2026 examination.
Accused
CBI
Lie detector and brain-mapping tests
Accused
The accused, through advocate A.P. Singh, argued that voluntarily undergoing polygraph, brain-mapping and lie detector tests at any government laboratory would assist a fair and transparent investigation, demonstrate their bona fides and establish the truth, citing their rights to a fair investigation and fair trial under Article 21 of the Constitution.
CBI
The CBI, through Senior Public Prosecutor V.K. Pathak, opposed the plea as not maintainable, argued the accused could not dictate how the agency conducts its investigation, said sufficient evidence had already been collected and the tests were neither necessary nor likely to add value, and sought heavy costs against the accused.
- Court
- Special Fast Track Court, Rouse Avenue, Delhi (Special Judge Ajay Gupta)
- Next hearing
- August 12
- Charge sheet
- Nearly 20,000 pages against 13 accused; 360 witnesses, 422 documents and 43 material objects cited
- Offences
- Criminal conspiracy, cheating, criminal breach of trust and destruction of evidence under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita; Prevention of Corruption Act; Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024
- Examination
- NEET UG 2026, held on May 3
- FIR and arrests
- FIR registered May 12; first arrest May 13; 13 arrested including three NTA subject experts in Chemistry, Biology and Physics
- Searches and seizures
- 92 locations across Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Haryana, Delhi and other states; digital devices, communication equipment and documents seized
- Frozen assets
- Several bank accounts, bank lockers and a demat account
