Maharashtra has emerged as the ‘centre point’ of the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case, Sanjay Raut alleged, citing arrests in Latur, Pune and Ahilyanagar. He said 13 people have been arrested by CBI, mostly from Maharashtra. Raut attacked CM Fadnavis and Union Minister Pradhan, and said the racket is harming lakhs of students.

Mumbai: Maharashtra has emerged as the "centre point" of the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut said on Thursday while asking if Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan would take responsibility for "destroying the future of lakhs of students".

Thirteen persons have been arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation so far, most of them from Maharashtra, including Latur, Pune and Ahilyanagar.

"Maharashtra has emerged as the centre point of the NEET and examination paper leak racket. If the roots of the network are spreading from Latur to Pune, then Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan must answer who is responsible," Raut told reporters here.

The future of lakhs of students across the country is being destroyed because of these paper leaks, he said.