New Delhi, May 18 A Delhi court on Monday sent Renukai Career Centre founder Shivraj Raghunath Motegaonkar to nine days' CBI custody in the NEET paper leak case.
Special CBI judge Ajay Gupta allowed nine days of custodial interrogation of the accused after the federal agency sought 10 days of custody.
In its remand application, the CBI said, "Shivraj Raghunath Motegoankar is involved in the leakage and circulation of NEET UG exam questions-2026 and that, in conspiracy with other accused persons, he had received the chemistry questions and answers of the exam before the examination, i.e., on April 23, 2026."
The remand paper said that the leaked questions were found in the accused person’s mobile phone. "Shivraj Raghunath Motegoankar, in criminal conspiracy with other accused persons, provided copies of the leaked question papers and answer sheets to several persons, investigation regarding which is going on."
"He runs a coaching institute by the name RCC, and there is apprehension that the questions may have leaked from him to a large number of candidates. His links with co-accused Prahlad Kulkarni are also under investigation," the remand application said.
It said a video was also recovered where the accused was seen in his coaching centre saying the questions he gave to students had appeared in the final question paper.
Motegaonkar was arrested on Sunday evening in Latur. The agency had earlier arrested a chemistry lecturer, P V Kulkarni, and a biology lecturer, Manisha Mandhare, both known to each other through a woman, Manisha Waghmare, who is also in CBI custody.
