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Secret classes, handwritten notes: How ‘kingpin’ PV Kulkarni allegedly leaked NEET-UG exam papers in Pune
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The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested a retired chemistry teacher, allegedly the "kingpin" behind the NEET-UG paper leak. The teacher, from Maharashtra's Latur district, allegedly leaked the exam papers in Pune through secretly organised coaching sessions. Students were asked to write down the questions, options, and answers by hand, and these notes exactly tallied with the official Chemistry section of the exam. The teacher had access to confidential question papers through the National Testing Agency. The NEET exam was cancelled and will now be held again on June 21.