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The agency alleged that Havaldar was involved in the NEET UG process after being appointed an expert by the National Testing Agency (NTA). “She had complete access to the physics question paper. In April, she shared some of the questions with co-accused Manisha Mandhare,” the statement said.

The CBI arrested Mandhare, a botany teacher from Pune, in connection with the NEET paper leak on May 16.

The agency found that the questions Havaldar shared with the aspirants tallied with the physics paper of NEET UG 2026.