Widespread paper leak, internal NTA paper-setter nexuses, and Telegram fraud networks led to the cancellation of the May 3, 2026 NEET-UG exam for 2.27 million aspirants, followed by a nationwide re-test under military-grade security on June 21, 2026.
Victims / Impact
22.7 Lakh Aspirants
Budget Impact
₹150+ Cr (Re-exam logistics, security & lost funds)
Updates Filed
48 updates
Verified Case Findings
- •Cancelled Exam & Re-Test: May 3, 2026 NEET-UG exam (2.27 Million aspirants) cancelled due to internal NTA leaks; nationwide re-test conducted June 21, 2026.
- •Inside-NTA Leak: 42 questions leaked verbatim by NTA chemistry & botany experts (P.V. Kulkarni & Manisha Mandhare) and sold for ₹2.5L–₹3L per candidate.
- •Massive Student Mobilization: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), founded by Abhijeet Dipke, led weeks-long agitations at Jantar Mantar demanding ministerial accountability and exam reforms.
- •Sonam Wangchuk 21-Day Hunger Strike: Renowned activist Sonam Wangchuk fasted for 21+ days at Jantar Mantar in solidarity with student aspirants before being forcibly hospitalized.
- •Historic 'Sansad Chalo' March (July 20): Over 1,00,000 students marched toward Parliament on Monsoon Session opening day, encountering police lathi-charges, tear gas, and mobile internet shutdowns.
Uncovered Fraud Networks & Schemes
NTA Insider & Coaching Empire Nexus
Frontline (May 21, 2026)Latur RCC founder Shivraj Motegaonkar helped P.V. Kulkarni secure an NTA expert post. Kulkarni & botany expert Manisha Mandhare leaked 42 questions verbatim from the May 3 exam to Motegaonkar and intermediaries Waghmare, Lokhande, and Khairnar.
Telegram Fake Paper Extortion Ring
The Hindu (June 15, 2026)Sumer Singh (Jaipur) and Akash Meena (Kota) ran 8 Telegram channels under alias 'Private Mafia', extorting ₹1.5 Cr from ~1,000 victims via gaming site laundering without possessing any actual exam material.
NEET Portal Account Hacking & Refund Theft
The Hindu (June 15, 2026)Navin Kumar (19, Bihar) breached 350 candidate accounts on the official NEET-UG portal (150 using weak default passwords) and altered bank details to hijack candidate refund payouts.
Telegram Timestamp Manipulation Playbook
PhysicsWallah / NTA DG (June 17, 2026)NTA DG Abhishek Singh revealed scammers exploit Telegram's feature allowing admins to edit past messages, replacing uploaded files after exams while retaining original timestamps to fake pre-exam leak proofs.
Case Status
Verified Sources
7 CitedOverview of the student movement launched by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) and activist Sonam Wangchuk against NEET paper leaks and exam corruption.
Live developments following the 20 July 'Sansad Chalo' march: J.P. Nadda meets student delegates, Delhi HC permits Wangchuk's transfer to Medanta Hospital, and medical associations protest police actions.
Thousands of student protesters draped in Indian flags marched on Parliament during the Monsoon Session opening, encountering police lathi-charges, tear gas, and internet shutdowns.
Ahmedabad City Police busted a ₹1.5 Cr Telegram scam falsely offering NEET re-exam papers and arrested a 19-year-old in Bihar for hacking 350 candidate profiles to steal refund payouts.
Over 2.27 million aspirants took the NEET-UG re-examination on June 21 under military-grade security including IAF paper transport, 1.3M+ cameras, 51,311 jammers, and a temporary Telegram block.
CBI investigation into the May 3 paper leak led to the arrest of RCC coaching founder Shivraj Motegaonkar, NTA chemistry expert P.V. Kulkarni, and NTA botany expert Manisha Mandhare after 42 leaked questions matched the exam.
NTA Director General Abhishek Singh explained how fraudsters exploit Telegram's past-date editing feature to fake pre-exam leak proofs and extort money from vulnerable candidates.