Pune's Modern College Suspends Manisha Mandhare After Her Arrest In NEET Paper Leak Case

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• Pune's Modern College Suspends Manisha Mandhare After Her Arrest In NEET Paper Leak Case Published By, Last Updated: May 18, 2026, 18:56 IST Manisha Mandhare, a senior Botany teacher from Maharashtra, was taken into custody in Delhi on May 16 in connection with the NEET-UG paper leak.
• Rapid Read Investigators believe Mandhare had been involved in the NEET paper-setting process for several years.
• (Image: Facebook) The administration of Pune’s Modern College of Arts, Science and Commerce has suspended botany teacher Manisha Gurunath Mandhare, after she was named as one of the key accused in the NEET paper leak case.
• Mandhare, a senior Botany teacher from Maharashtra, was taken into custody in Delhi on May 16 after being grilled by the investigators.
• The CBI alleged that she had access to confidential Botany and Zoology papers through her role as an expert associated with the Testing Agency (NTA).