NEET UG 2025, June 14 -- A Mumbai court extended the CBI custody of two persons held in connection with the NEET-UG exam score manipulation case till June 16 after the probe agency said it needed to unearth the "larger conspiracy".

Sandeep Shah and Salim Patel, who are accused of demanding and accepting undue advantage to influence officials of the National Testing Agency (NTA), were held on June 10 and were produced in court during the day after their previous remand ended.

As per CBI, Sandeep Shah, in conspiracy with other accused, was contacting parents of NEET UG 2025 candidates with the promise of manipulating their marks for money, reported PTI.

Shah allegedly demanded Rs.90 lakh per candidate and later brought it down to Rs.87.5...