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Maharashtra coaching centres under scanner as NEET leak investigation widens; Latur, Pune and Nashik emerge as key links

By Nisar Khan
Latur, May 18 (UNI) Maharashtra’s competitive examination coaching network has come under intense scrutiny after the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak investigation widened across multiple centres in the state, with the Central Bureau of Investigation tracing alleged links through Latur, Pune, Nashik and other locations.
Investigators believe Maharashtra may have functioned as a major operational hub in the suspected paper leak chain, with coaching institutes, intermediaries and aspirants now under the scanner as agencies probe how confidential examination material was allegedly circulated ahead of the national medical entrance test held on May 3.
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