Who is PV Kulkarni, the kingpin of NEET-UG 2026 paper leak?

Pune-based chemistry lecturer PV Kulkarni, the kingpin of NEET-UG 2026 paper leak, worked as a freelance chemistry lecturer at coaching institutes and later joined the NTA on a contractual basis as a chemistry expert. Kulkarni served as a chemistry professor at Dayanand College in Maharashtra's Latur for nearly 28 years before becoming the principal. He retired around four years ago.