PV Kulkarni Arrest: CBI has made a big revelation in the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case. Chemistry lecturer P.V. Kulkarni is accused of making students memorize questions and answers before the examination. Investigation is going on into the recovery of lakhs of rupees by running secret classes in Pune.
As the investigation in the country’s biggest medical entrance examination NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case is progressing, new and shocking revelations are coming to light. Now the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested the alleged mastermind, who is accused of making students memorize questions and their answers before the examination.
According to CBI, the name of the arrested accused is P.V. Kulkarni, who is said to be a chemistry lecturer by profession. The investigating agency claims that he was associated with the examination process of NTA and hence had access to the question papers. It is alleged that using this access he created the alleged paper leak network.
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‘Secret coaching class’ was going on in Pune
Investigation has revealed that in the last week of April 2026, accused Kulkarni had collected some selected students through his network. According to CBI, he was helped in this work by a woman named Manisha Waghmare, whom the agency has already arrested. It is alleged that Kulkarni ran secret coaching classes for students at his home in Pune, where they were made to write down probable questions and their correct answers. According to sources, the accused used to make the students write the questions, their options and the correct answers in the notebook so that they could memorize them.
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Questions exactly like the original paper
The biggest and shocking aspect of this case came to light when the investigating agencies matched the notebooks of the students with the real NEET-UG 2026 question paper. CBI claims that many questions and answers written in the notebook exactly match those of the real examination held on May 3, 2026. This is the reason why the investigating agencies are now investigating it not just as a paper leak but as a network of organized examination mafia.
Students were made to sit with lakhs of rupees
Investigation has also revealed that many middlemen were active in this entire racket. These people used to contact students and their families by luring them with the promise of success in the medical entrance examination. According to CBI sources, lakhs of rupees were taken from the students and they were included in these so-called “special classes”. The agency is now conducting an in-depth investigation of money transactions, bank accounts, digital records and mobile chats to find out how many students were connected to this network.
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Rapid raids by CBI across the country
Considering the seriousness of the case, CBI has conducted continuous raids in many cities of the country in the last 24 hours. The investigating agency has seized important documents, mobile phones, laptops and other electronic gadgets while taking action at several places including Jaipur, Gurugram, Nashik, Pune and Ahilyanagar. Now forensic and technical analysis of all these devices is being done.
7 accused arrested so far
According to CBI, a total of 7 accused have been arrested so far in this case. Of these, five accused have been produced in the court and sent on police remand for seven days. Two other accused arrested from Pune are being brought to Delhi on transit remand. The investigating agency says that in the investigation so far, important clues have been found regarding the real source of the chemistry paper leak and the network that delivered the question papers to the students.
Questions raised again on the examination system
NEET-UG is counted among the most prestigious and sensitive examinations of the country. Every year lakhs of students appear in this examination with the dream of becoming a doctor. In such a situation, allegations of paper leaks and organized networks have raised serious questions about the transparency and security of the examination system. Experts believe that if the allegations are proved in the investigation, then it could prove to be not just a paper leak but a case that hurts the trust in the education system. At present, CBI is busy unraveling the layers of the entire network and trying to find out how deep the roots of this alleged racket are.
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