NEET paper leak: CBI gets two-day transit remand of accused held in Nashik

A court in Mumbai on Wednesday (May 13, 2026) sent an accused, arrested in Nashik in connection with the alleged NEET paper leak, to a two-day transit remand of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

The central agency had late Tuesday night (May 12, 2026) taken Shubham Khairnar (30), resident of Nandgaon in Nashik district, into custody.

He was produced before a magistrate's court in Mumbai, where the CBI sought his transit remand so that they could take him to Delhi for further investigation.

The probe agency submitted to the court that the involvement of other persons from other states cannot be ruled out at present and hence the custodial interrogation of Mr. Khairnar was required.

The court agreed and sent Mr. Khairnar to two-days of transit remand.

It is believed that the agency would take him to Delhi for further questioning.

The crime branch unit 2 of Nashik Police had detained him on Tuesday (May 12, 2026) following a request from Rajasthan Police. He was picked up from Indiranagar area of Nashik.

The NEET (UG) 2026 exam for admission to undergraduate courses in medical colleges, held on May 3, was cancelled on Tuesday (May 12, 2026) amid allegations of paper leak.

The government asked the CBI to carry out a comprehensive inquiry into the "irregularities".