NEET leak: CBI arrests coaching centre owner

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested professor Shivraj Raghunath Motegaonkar, founder of a Maharashtra’s Latur-based prominent medical and engineering entrance test coaching centre, in the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak probe, with officials saying that he is part of the “organised syndicate” involved in the leak and had access to the chemistry questions on April 23 — 10 days before the examination was held on May 3.

- Neeraj Chauhan

A special court in Delhi on Monday sent Motegaonkar to CBI custody for nine days.

“Another key accused prof Shivraj Motegaonkar, owner of RCC (Renukai Career Centre) Coaching Institute Latur, has been arrested in the NEET paper leak case. He is running this institute which coaches the students for NEET-UG examination. It has nine branches with the main branch at Latur. He is close to P Kulkarni, chemistry lecturer, who is associated with NTA,” a CBI spokesperson said.