4 min readNew DelhiMay 16, 2026 06:54 PM IST P V Kulkarni, the retired lecturer who was arrested in Pune on Friday, had entered into a conspiracy to distribute the leaked question papers of NEET 2026, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) told a Delhi court on Saturday (May 16). According to the CBI, Kulkarni was involved in the examination process on behalf of the National Testing Agency (NTA), which administers the entrance test for admission to undergraduate medical colleges across the country, and had access to the question papers. “PV Kulkarni provided questions to certain persons through [co-accused] Manisha Waghmare. They were in conspiracy with each other to collect and distribute the leaked question papers,” public prosecutor Neetu Singh, representing CBI, told the court. Waghmare too was arrested in Pune on Friday. A CBI spokesperson had said Kulkarni had organised special coaching classes with the help of Waghmare, during which he had dictated the leaked questions to the students along with the options and the correct answers. CBI has asked for 14 days’ custody …