New Delhi, May 13 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday arrested five accused and conducted searches at several locations across the country in connection with the NEET-UG paper leak and alleged irregularities.

As per the official release, it may be recalled that the CBI had registered a case on May 12 based on a written complaint received from the Department of Higher Education in the Ministry of Education of the Government of India regarding alleged irregularities and paper leak in the conduct of the NEET UG-2026 examination.

The FIR was registered for offences including criminal conspiracy, cheating, criminal breach of trust and other relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the Prevention of Corr...