India, May 16 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested Pune-based beautician Manisha Sanjay Waghmare, 46, on Thursday for allegedly being a conduit in the network, spread across different states, involved in the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case.

Pune police that detained Waghmare before handing her over to the CBI, said she was a resident of Sukhsagar Nagar, and allegedly worked as an intermediary in the racket. It is suspected that she was tasked to identify parents and students who were ready to pay for guaranteed success in the highly competitive medical entrance examination, and connected them to the main accused Dhananjay Lokhande, based in Ahilyanagar, who was arrested on Wednesday. Officials believe she received commissio...