NEET paper leak: CBI searches houses of three students in Nagpur, Chandrapur

Headquarters of the Central Bureau of Investigation. File | Photo credit: Reuters

The CBI searched the residences of three students in Nagpur and Chandrapur districts as part of its investigation into the NEET paper leak. The agency has also taken a lecturer from Latur into custody and suspects that a thousand students might have bought the leaked paper.

The Economic Offenses Branch of the CBI in New Delhi has registered a case related to the leak of NEET Biology and Chemistry papers. On Monday (May 18, 2026), the agency took Professor Shivraj Motegaonkar, director of ‘RCC Classes’ in Latur, into custody.

On Tuesday (May 18, 2026), CBI teams conducted search operations in Nagpur. The action followed information the agency received about the mobile phone numbers of some students in the city.

A team from New Delhi along with CBI operatives in Nagpur raided the houses of two students from Nagpur and one student from Brahmapuri taluka in Chandrapur district. Documents and notes were seized from the premises. The CBI is checking the seized notes to see if they match the leaked paper.

The agency suspects that a thousand students bought the paper fraudulently. It is also investigating whether the three students purchased the paper or forwarded it to others.

CBI teams are conducting search operations at locations across the country, including Nagpur and Chandrapur. Agency sources, however, said on condition of anonymity that Nagpur is not the hub of the paper scam. The probe is probing whether three students from the Vidarbha region also bought the paper.

Published – 20 May 2026 09:05 IST