Pune Beautician Manisha Waghmare Linked to NEET-UG Question Paper Leak
NEET-UG Leak: How Pune Beautician Manisha Waghmare Operated Question Paper Racket
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Manisha Waghmare, a 46-year-old beautician from Pune, India, is at the center of the CBI investigation into the NEET-UG question paper leak. Allegedly acting as a facilitator, she connected students with teachers from reputed schools and orchestrated the circulation of leaked papers for substantial fees, leading to multiple arrests in a broader network.
- 01Waghmare allegedly fixed deals worth nearly ₹10 lakh (approximately $12,000 USD) per student for access to the leaked papers.
- 02Manisha Gurunath Mandhare, a member of the National Testing Agency's question-setting panel, is accused of leaking the Botany and Zoology papers.
- 03Waghmare reportedly arranged four to five students through her network to access the leaked papers.
- 04Dhananjay Nivrutti Lokhande and Shubham Khairnar are also implicated, with Khairnar distributing the leaked papers to others.
- 05The CBI's investigation is ongoing, with several members of the alleged organized paper leak network yet to be identified.
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Manisha Waghmare, a 46-year-old beautician from Pune, India, has emerged as a pivotal figure in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the NEET-UG question paper leak case. Allegedly acting as a facilitator, Waghmare connected students seeking tuition with teachers from prestigious schools, ultimately leveraging her contacts to circulate leaked examination papers for financial gain. Investigators claim that Waghmare discovered that Manisha Gurunath Mandhare, a member of the National Testing Agency's (NTA) question-setting panel for NEET-UG 2026, had access to the final exam papers. Reports indicate that Waghmare orchestrated deals worth approximately ₹10 lakh (roughly $12,000 USD) per student, planning to share between ₹2.5 lakh and ₹3 lakh among herself and her accomplices. The CBI has arrested Waghmare and several others, including Mandhare, who is alleged to have leaked the Botany and Zoology papers in exchange for money. The investigation remains in its early stages, with more arrests anticipated as the CBI works to unravel the entire network involved in the leak.
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