India, May 13 -- The crime branch of the Nashik city police on Tuesday afternoon detained a 27- year-old person, Shubham Khairnar, from his residence at Indiranagar in connection with NEET-UG 2026 exam paper leak.

The deputy commissioner of police (crime branch) Kiran Kumar Chavan told reporters the city police had received a request from the Rajasthan police this morning to detain Khairnar for his alleged involvement in the question paper leak.

"Our police team has detained him. He will be handed over to the Rajasthan police team as soon as it arrives in Nashik," he added.

The Nashik city police had also received a letter today from CBI that is investigating the paper leak case to detain Khairnar.

Police sources said that the person ...