NEET paper leak | Unauthorised portions of building linked to accused razed in Maharashtra's Beed

"If an application for building permission is submitted in future, the existing status of the site will be physically verified, and permission will be granted only if it complies with the rules," the civic body's chief officersaid.

An under-construction building allegedly linked to retired professor P V Kulkarni, the kingpin of the NEET paper leak case was found to violate prescribed regulations. The Beed Municipal Council ordered the demolition of unauthorised portions of the four-storey structure in the Shahunagar area.

Kulkarni, a native of Latur and domain expert in Chemistry, was arrested from Pune in connection with the NEET-UG paper leak last month. He was reportedly part of the panel that set the NEET question paper for years.

The municipal administration served a notice to the contractor and directed that the unauthorised portions of the structure be removed within the stipulated period, the civic body's chief officer Shailesh Fadse said.

After the deadline expired, authorities initiated demolition proceedings on Monday.

"If an application for building permission is submitted in future, the existing status of the site will be physically verified, and permission will be granted only if it complies with the rules," Fadase said.

The CBI has arrested 13 accused in the NEET-UG paper leak case. On May 12, the NTA cancelled the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate), or NEET, held on May 3 for medical admissions amid allegations of paper leak. A re-examination has been scheduled for June 21.

With agency inputs