New Delhi, May 27 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday arrested two additional individuals in connection with the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case, bringing the total number of arrests to 13, according to an official statement released by the CBI.

The newly arrested individuals include a doctor from Latur and a faculty member from a Pune-based coaching institute. According to the statement, Dr Manoj Shirure, a Latur-based doctor, was arrested for his role in facilitating three students--including the son of an accused coaching centre owner--in obtaining leaked Chemistry questions from accused PV Kulkarni.

The second arrest involves Tejas Harshadkumar Shah, a Physics faculty member at the Dr Abhang Prabhu Medical Academy...