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Rahul Gandhi has called for the dismissal of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the recent NEET paper leak, which he claims has jeopardized the efforts of 22 lakh students., India News, Times Now

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Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi intensified his attack on the Modi government over the alleged NEET-UG paper leak, demanding the immediate dismissal of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

The CBI has arrested a key mastermind, Pune-based botany teacher Manisha Gurunath Mandhare in the NEET UG 2026 paper leak case. Investigators allege her access as an NTA expert helped leak Biology questions before the exam.

The arrest was made on the basis of questioning of alleged kingpin PV Kulkarni, a retired Chemistry professor, and other accused in the paper leak case, officials said.

The accused, Manisha Gurunath Mandhare, a senior Botany teacher from Pune, was arrested in Delhi after detailed questioning by the CBI.

A day earlier, the CBI arrested chemistry lecturer PV Kulkarni, whom the agency has described as the alleged "kingpin" of the paper leak operation., India News, Times Now

According to the CBI, he and another accused leaked the questions and answers to a group of NEET-UG aspirants during a secret coaching session held at his Pune residence in the last week of April.

Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has announced that the National Testing Agency will conduct the NEET-UG re-examination on June 21, and said that the exam will shift to Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode from next year as part of reforms aimed at ensuring transparency.

In a disturbing case, Lucknow University's assistant professor from university’s Zoology Department, has been arrested for allegedly demanding 'sexual favours' from female students by offering to leak an examination question paper. The case was lodged at Hasanganj police station on May 15 on the basis of a written complaint submitted by the university’s Controller of Examinations.