The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has conducted searches at the houses of two students in Nagpur in connection with its probe into the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case, officials said on Tuesday.The searches were conducted on Monday at their residences located in the Central Avenue and Itwari areas, during which the probe agency seized mobile phones, laptops, handwritten notes and other digital devices for forensic examination.These students had appeared for the NEET examination this year and were repeaters preparing through private coaching institutes, the officials said.The CBI suspects that they allegedly received leaked question papers through a network operating from Pune with sources claiming that the paper was arranged for nearly Rs 15 lakh per candidate.Officials believe that the students came in contact with the racket through Manisha Waghmare, a Pune-based beautician arrested earlier in the case. She acted as an intermediary connecting students and parents with members of the paper leak syndicate.The students later allegedly came in contact with chemistry lecturer PV Kulkarni, one of the main accused arrested in the case from Pune.Investigators suspect that selected candidates were called to Pune before the examination where confidential questions and answers were allegedly shared during private sessions.The CBI is now examining call records, financial transactions and digital evidence to trace the wider network and identify other beneficiaries linked to the alleged scam.Officials said the students have not been arrested so far as the investigation is still under way.