India, May 28 -- Two more arrests have been made in Maharashtra in the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case - Latur-based doctor Manoj Shirure and a Pune-based physics teacher in a coaching centre, Tejas Harshadkumar Shah. These arrests, made by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probing the case, take the total number of arrests to 13, nine from Maharashtra alone.

Dr Manoj Shirure, arrested on Tuesday, allegedly facilitated the circulation of leaked chemistry questions from the NEET exam. The questions had been sourced from a retired chemistry professor, P V Kulkarni, also from Latur in Maharashtra and a key figure in the NEET paper leak case.

Shirure had allegedly provided the leaked questions to three NEET aspirants, including the son...