India, July 30 -- The new law mandates fast-track trials, stricter investigations and harsher penalties

The Lok Sabha on Wednesday approved a Bill to amend the anti-paper leak law with stricter punishments. The Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 was introduced in the House by Union minister Jitendra Singh on July 27, days after large-scale student protests led by the Cockroach Janta Party forced Dharmendra Pradhan to resign as the education minister.

Speaking in Lok Sabha on Wednesday, Singh said the Government acted swiftly in the NEET paper leak case, and as many as 52 FIRs have been lodged since the anti-paper leak law came into force in 2024.

Soon after the passage of Bill, Union Minister for Home ...