The investigation into the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak has revealed a digital trail stretching from the national capital to a private medical college hostel in Kerala. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials have tracked how leaked question papers moved across state lines through WhatsApp and Telegram, reaching students in Adoor (Pathanamthitta) just hours before the examination began. The Sikar-Kerala Digital LinkThe Kerala connection surfaced at the hostel of a private medical college, where a first-year MBBS student allegedly received leaked PDFs from his roommate. "The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) used the records to corroborate the presence of students and their parents in the society in April, days before NEET-UG 2026 took place on May 3," according to the charge sheet. This meticulous tracking of digital footprints has allowed investigators to link the procedural gaps in Delhi to the beneficiaries in Kerala.