CBI arrested biology lecturer Manisha Mandhare, part of National Testing Agency NEET-UG paper-setting panel, for alleged role in paper leak. She is accused of accessing Botany & Zoology papers and coaching students in Pune, dictating leaked questions that matched NEET-UG 2026 examination. Another expert PV Kulkarni was also arrested by Central Bureau of Investigation. Probe continues.

New Delhi: The CBI on Saturday arrested a biology lecturer who was part of the National Testing Agency's (NTA) paper-setting committee for NEET-UG held on May 3, officials said.

The arrest was made on the basis of questioning of alleged kingpin P V Kulkarni and other accused in the paper leak case, they said.

The biology lecturer Manisha Mandhare was arrested here after being questioned by the agency at its headquarters, they said.

She was allegedly involved in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate) examination process and was appointed by the NTA as an expert, they said.