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NEET Paper Leak Case: Delhi Court Sends Accused Shubham Khairnar To Judicial Custody Till June 6
24htopnews | May 25, 2026 1:09 AM CST

A Delhi court sent NEET paper leak accused Shubham Khairnar to judicial custody till June 6 in a CBI probe into an alleged organised gang. Earlier held in CBI custody, investigators are tracing digital evidence, financial trails and co-accused. The NEET UG 2026 exam was cancelled amid leak allegations, with 10 arrests so far.

New Delhi: A Delhi court on Sunday sent accused Shubham Khairnar to judicial custody till June 6 in the NEET paper leak case.

Special Judge Ruchi Aggarwal allowed the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) plea seeking judicial custody of the accused.

Earlier, on May 14, a court had sent Khairnar and four others to CBI custody for seven days, observing that the allegations indicated the role of an "organised gang" involved in leaking and circulating confidential examination papers for monetary gain.

Khairnar's custodial interrogation was extended by five days on May 20 after the CBI stated that the accused needed to be further examined to identify and apprehend other co-accused to whom he had sold the NEET-UG 2026 papers.


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