NEET Paper Leak: CBI Custody Extended, Congress Demands Education Minister's Resignation
मुख्य बातें
- •CBI extends judicial custody of Shubham Khairnar in NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case till June 6.
- •Congress leader Rahul Gandhi demands Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation in the wake of the paper leak controversy.
- •NEET (UG) 2026 re-examination scheduled for June 21.
- •CBI registered FIR under charges related to criminal conspiracy, cheating, breach of trust, and provisions of the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act.
- •National Testing Agency (NTA) announced the re-examination after the original exam was cancelled due to the paper leak controversy.
A Delhi court has extended the judicial custody of Shubham Khairnar, a 30-year-old resident of Maharashtra's Nashik district, in connection with the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case. Special Judge Ruchi Aggarwal allowed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) plea seeking Khairnar's judicial custody till June 6. This development comes after the court had sent Khairnar and four others to seven days of CBI custody on May 14.
