NEET UG Paper Leak: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) made several important revelations in court on Friday night regarding Manisha Havaldar, a school headmistress arrested in the NEET UG 2026 paper leak case. Seeking transit remand, the CBI told the court that Manisha had reconstructed NEET Physics questions from memory and given them to a student. Following her arrest, she was taken to Delhi for further questioning.
According to the CBI, Havaldar admitted during interrogation that she had prepared physics questions based on her memory in April. The student with whom the paper was shared has been identified.
Headmistress Mentions Role Of NTA Expert
Havaldar claimed she acted on instructions from a chemistry expert at the National Testing Agency (NTA). At the behest of co-accused Manisha Mandhare, the question sets were then circulated to others via a messaging app. Havaldar told investigators that she used both her and her husband's mobile phones to transmit the material.
The CBI further said that Havaldar has also confessed to preparing handwritten question sets and distributing them to students in both digital and printed forms.
Raid At Headmistress' Residence
The CBI conducted a search at Havaldar's residence in Sadashiv Peth on Friday. During the raid, several NEET-UG question papers were seized, including the Marathi-English Master Set paper, the M-2 code paper, and the Hindi-English version. Along with this, the investigating agency has also recovered attendance certificates, copies of identity cards issued by NTA and cash.
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Attempt To Erase Evidence From School Computers
The CBI has stated in its remand report that Manisha Havaldar had printed the leaked material using the official computer of Seth Hiralal Saraf School.
He also confessed that he had deleted all his conversations with co-accused Mandhare and tried to destroy evidence by burning handwritten notes containing Physics questions.