India, May 28 -- As the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has intensified its probe into the alleged NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case in Maharashtra, Pune-based Dr Abhang Prabhu Medical Academy (APMA) came out in support of its faculty member, Tejas Shah, chief operating officer and physics faculty member at APMA, who was arrested on Wednesday. The academy claimed Shah's interactions with accused Manisha Havaldar, who was arrested earlier in the case, were strictly personal and the institute had no role in it and the conversation between the duo was limited to clarifying doubts related to the NEET and Joint Entrance Examination-Main syllabus.

The development comes as investigators widened the probe into the alleged role of coaching insti...