New Delhi, June 16, 2026
A Delhi court on Tuesday permitted NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case accused Yash Yadav to appear for the upcoming NEET-UG examination and attend his sister’s wedding while remaining in police custody.
The order was passed by the Rouse Avenue Court on an application moved by Yash Yadav seeking interim relief to enable him to take the NEET-UG examination scheduled for June 21 and participate in his sister’s marriage ceremonies.
The court directed that Yadav be taken to the examination centre under police escort on June 21 and similarly be allowed to attend his sister’s wedding in police custody on the relevant date.
Yadav had approached the court seeking interim bail for the limited purpose of appearing in the NEET-UG examination and attending the wedding. However, instead of granting interim bail, the court permitted both activities under police custody arrangements.
The development comes a day after the Rouse Avenue Court extended the judicial custody of 10 accused in the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case, being investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), till June 29.
The accused, including Yash Yadav, Mangilal Biwal, Dinesh Biwal, Vikas Biwal, Dhananjay Lokhande, Tejas Harshad Shah, Shubham Khairnar, Manisha Waghmare, Manisha Sanjay Havaldar and Dr Manoj Shirure, were produced before the court through video conferencing from Tihar Jail upon the expiry of their earlier judicial custody period.
Meanwhile, in a major move aimed at curbing examination-related fraud and misinformation, the Central government has imposed a temporary restriction on the messaging platform Telegram across India until June 22, following recommendations from the National Testing Agency (NTA).
According to the NTA, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has issued directions under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, to restrict access to Telegram during the sensitive examination period leading up to the NEET (UG) 2026 re-examination scheduled for June 21.
Telegram has also been directed to disable its message-editing feature in India until June 30. The NTA said the feature had allegedly been misused in the past to create fabricated “paper leak” claims by editing older messages and replacing attachments while retaining the original timestamps.
The NTA reiterated that no examination paper had been leaked and warned candidates against believing claims offering advance access to question papers in exchange for money. It is alleged that several Telegram channels operating under names such as “Paper Leaked NEET”, “Re-NEET 2026” and “Private Mafia” had been demanding payments ranging from a few thousand rupees to several lakh rupees while falsely claiming access to examination papers.
The NTA also urged citizens to report suspicious approaches, fraudulent offers or misinformation through the National Cyber Crime Helpline 1930 or the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal, reiterating its commitment to ensuring a fair, transparent and credible examination process for all candidates.(Agency)
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