NEET paper leak: CBI gets 2-day transit remand of accused Shubham Khairnar held in Nashik

Mumbai, A court here on Wednesday 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 taken Shubham Khairnar (30), resident of Nandgaon in Nashik district, into custody.

He was produced before a magistrate's court here, 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 Khairnar was required.

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

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

The crime branch unit 2 of Nashik Police had detained Khairnar on Tuesday 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 amid allegations of paper leak. The government asked the CBI to carry out a comprehensive inquiry into the "irregularities".