New Delhi, May 24: A Delhi court on Sunday sent accused Shubham Khairnar to judicial custody till June 6 in the NEET paper leak case.
Special Judge Ruchi Aggarwal Asrani allowed the CBI’s plea seeking judicial custody of the accused.
The federal agency said that the accused persons, including Khairnar, were “actively” involved in the leakage of NEET-UG 2026 examination questions prior to the commencement of the examination.
In its remand paper, the CBI said, “For the purpose of conducting investigation, the arrested accused persons are required to be in judicial custody to prevent tampering with evidence and influence upon witnesses connected with the investigation.”
CBI said that judicial custody was also needed to prevent the accused from absconding, destroying physical or digital evidence, and engaging in “further commission of similar offences involving leakage of questions.”
Earlier, on May 14, a court had sent Khairnar and four others to CBI custody for seven days, observing that the allegations indicated the role of an “organised gang” involved in leaking and circulating confidential examination papers for monetary gain. (PTI)
