All posts tagged: Manisha Gurunath Mandhare

NEET paper leak case: CBI arrests Latur coaching centre founder

NEET paper leak case: CBI arrests Latur coaching centre founder

Shiv Sena workers staged a protest outside the Renukai Career Centre (RCC) headquarters in Maharashtra’s Latur on Monday after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested the institute’s founder, reported the PTI. The accused identified as Shivraj Raghunath Motegaonkar was held by the CBI in connection with the alleged NEET paper leak case, the news agency reported. Supporters of the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena gathered outside the coaching centre, raised slogans against Motegaonkar and threw ink on RCC signboards. Protesters accused him of damaging the future of lakhs of students by allegedly participating in the examination leak racket. Police personnel were deployed outside the building after large crowds, including students and parents, started gathering at the site from the morning. The officials maintained security to prevent any untoward incident during the protest, according to the PTI. CBI makes another arrest The CBI arrested Motegaonkar after conducting searches at the coaching institute in Latur’s Shivnagar area. According to agency officials, investigators recovered a leaked NEET-UG question paper from his personal mobile phone. Officials alleged that Motegaonkar …

CBI conducts searches at Chemistry classes centre in Latur district Maharashtra

CBI conducts searches at Chemistry classes centre in Latur district Maharashtra

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday conducted searches at the main office of Renukai Chemistry Classes (RCC) in Maharashtra’s Latur city as part of its investigation into the alleged NEET paper leak case, sources said, reported the PTI. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

NEET-UG: CBI closes in on NTA paper-setting group, arrests botany teacher from Pune

NEET-UG: CBI closes in on NTA paper-setting group, arrests botany teacher from Pune

A second member of the National Testing Agency’s (NTA) paper-setting committee has been arrested in the NEET-UG 2026 question paper leak case — a senior botany teacher from Pune who allegedly disclosed botany and zoology questions at coaching classes she conducted at her home in April, questions that the CBI says matched the actual examination paper — as the agency said the entire committee that set the paper and other senior NTA officers are now under scrutiny. Accused in the NEET-UG exam paper leak case, Manisha Waghmare and PV Kulkarni, were produced before the Rouse Avenue Court, in New Delhi on Saturday. (ANI Video Grab) Manisha Gurunath Mandhare, the agency detailed, used the same modus operandi as retired chemistry lecturer PV Kulkarni, who was arrested the previous day — unravelling an operation that now forces more than 2.2 million medical college aspirants to retake a test they spend years preparing for. “She was involved in the NEET-UG 2026 examination process and appointed by NTA as an expert. She had complete access to the Botany and …

NEET paper leak: CBI arrests NTA-appointed Pune Botany teacher

NEET paper leak: CBI arrests NTA-appointed Pune Botany teacher

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a National Testing Agency (NTA)-appointed senior Botany teacher from Pune in connection with the National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) paper leak case. She is suspected to be the co-mastermind behind the leak of the Biology question paper, an official told news agency IANS on Saturday. The accused, Manisha Gurunath Mandhare, is the second Pune teacher after Chemistry professor PV Kulkarni to be identified and arrested after interrogation, CBI said in a statement. She was involved in the NEET-Undergraduate (UG) 2026 Examination process and was appointed by NTA as an expert. Mandhare had complete access to the Biology question paper, the probe agency said. In April, she had mobilised prospective NEET examination candidates through Pune consultant Manisha Wagmare and conducted special coaching classes for these students at her Pune residence, the statement said. Wagmare was arrested on Thursday. During these classes, Mandhare explained and disclosed various questions from Biology and made the students note down the same in their notebooks and also mark these in their textbooks, the …