New Delhi, July 16 -- Latur-based coaching centre owner Shivraj Raghunath Motegaonkar, arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the NEET paper leak case, had allegedly paid Rs.5 lakh to procure chemistry questions from P V Kulkarni, the central agency told a special court on Wednesday.

Kulkarni, who was also arrested in connection with the case, was on the National Testing Agency (NTA) panel that set the questions for the examination. He was a Chemistry Lecturer involved in the examination process, and declared as a "kingpin" in the case.

The agency alleged that Motegaonkar's son attended the coaching classes of Kulkarni where the questions were provided.

In its response to a bail application filed by Motegaonkar, the a...