The accused, Manisha Sanjay Havaldar, is currently employed at Seth Hiralal Saraf Prashala in Pune, Maharashtra.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested another key accused in the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case, identifying her as the source of the leaked physics questions.

The accused, Manisha Sanjay Havaldar, is currently employed at Seth Hiralal Saraf Prashala in Pune, Maharashtra. According to the CBI, she was involved in the NEET-UG 2026 examination process and had been appointed by the National Testing Agency (NTA) as an expert, giving her complete access to the physics question papers.

Investigators alleged that Havaldar played a crucial role in leaking the physics section of the examination paper. She is the 11th person arrested by the CBI in connection with the case.

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