Delhi records 20,000-page CBI charge sheet in NEET leak

A special fast-track court in New Delhi has taken on record a massive 20,000-page charge sheet filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against 13 individuals in the 2026 NEET-UG paper leak case. The court granted the agency three days to complete the scanning and submission of all supporting annexures and scheduled the next hearing for August 3.

Special Judge Anu Grover Baliga acknowledged the final report on Wednesday, July 29, 2026. The CBI's counsel explained that the voluminous documentation, which includes lists of statements and articles, is still being processed to be supplied to all the accused, who are currently in judicial custody. The court noted the initial absence of these supporting lists with the charge sheet.

The charge sheet, filed on Tuesday, July 28, names 13 accused, including three subject experts from the National Testing Agency (NTA) for Chemistry, Biology, and Physics, two individuals associated with coaching centers, several middlemen, and candidates alleged to have benefited from the leak. The CBI has invoked charges of criminal conspiracy, cheating, criminal breach of trust, destruction of evidence, criminal misconduct under the Prevention...