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CBI arrests Pune school headmistress in NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case; total accused rises to 11

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday arrested Pune-based school headmistress Manisha Sanjay Havaldar in connection with the alleged leak of the NEET-UG 2026 Physics question paper. With her arrest, the number of accused in the case has gone up to 11, according to Ardhra Nair, Raj Shekhar Jha & Mihir Tanksale's TOI report

Havaldar, who heads Sheth Hiralal Saraf Prashala in Budhwar Peth, was reportedly appointed by the National Testing Agency (NTA) as an expert in the examination framework, a role that allegedly gave her access to Physics question papers.

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