India, May 22 -- The two National Testing Agency (NTA) subject experts arrested in the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case were not only involved in setting questions - they were also assigned to translate the question paper into Marathi, giving them access to the final chemistry and biology sections of the examination, people familiar with the investigation said on Thursday.

Manisha Gurunath Mandhare, a biology expert at Pune's Modern College of Arts, Science and Commerce arrested on May 16, translated 90 biology questions - 45 each from botany and zoology. PV Kulkarni, a retired chemistry lecturer from Dayanand Junior College arrested on May 15, translated 45 chemistry questions. Together, the two had access to all 135 questions from the two ...