CBI files chargesheet against 95 in Vyapam scam

The CBI on Tuesday said it has filed a chargesheet against 95 people in the multicrorerupee Vyapam examination scam linked with the 2011 Pre Medical Test PMT case Those named in the Central Bureau of Investigation CBI chargesheet include 83 candidates four Vyapam officials and eight middlemen in a case relating to irregularities in Samvida Shala Shikshak Patrata Pariksha Varg3 Examination in 2011 conducted by VyapamThe scam in Vyavsayik Pariksha Mandal Vyapam or Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board broke out in 2013 wherein candidates bribed officials and rigged exams by deploying imposters to write their papersThe scam which began in 1995 involves politicians senior officials and businessmenThe CBI took over investigation following a Supreme Court order on July 9 2015 The chargesheet was connected to the PreMedical Test of 2011 one of several cases of irregularities in examinations conducted by VyapamAccording to the CBI chargesheet files from the hard disk of the computer of then Principal System Analyst Vyapam reveal that marks of certain candidates were allegedly increased to enable them to qualify the testThe same were verified with the OMR answer sheets of the candidates and it was found that marks of 84 candidates were increased in the final result to make them qualify the examination it saidOne candidate is on the run and investigation is on in his caseInvestigation further revealed that the accused public servants and other private persons collected the examination details viz roll number form number of the candidates and provided the same to then Principal System Analyst Vyapam it saidThe Special Task Force which was probing the case earlier filed four chargesheets in the caseThe agency also said the examination details so received by said Principal System Analyst were entered into a digital file on the computer which contained the details of the candidates along with their names or roll numbers and the name of the middlemen who had sponsored the candidatesJust prior to the declaration of the result the said Principal System Analyst created another database in respect of the candidates whose marks were intended to be increased it saidIt was also alleged that in the result data base he increased the marks as per the requirement of the candidates so as to make them qualify the examination and thereafter the actual marks obtained by the 84 accused were deleted from the result file the agency saidHowever no change in the OMR answer sheets could be made and thus the original marks obtained by the accused as per the OMR sheets were less than the marks declared in the result it addedIn November last year the agency has filed chargesheet against 592 persons in the scam linked with 2012 PMT caseOf the total persons named in the chargesheet filed in a Bhopal court 245 are new while remaining 347 are those who have already been named as accused in the CBIs October 31 Vyapam chargesheet on the probe related to the 2013 PMT caseOver 40 persons including witnesses accused and alleged beneficiaries died in mysterious circumstances ever since the scam broke out These included son of the then Governor Ram Naresh Yadav Some died in freak accidents or of mysterious illnessesThe opposition Congress has repeatedly blamed the Bharatiya Janata Party BJP government led by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan for the deaths which it alleged is a coverup for the racket Chouhan and the BJP have denied the chargesCatch up on all the latest Mumbai National and International news hereDownload the new midday Android and iOS apps to get updates on all the latest and trending stories on the goThe contentreporting displayed on our website wwwmiddaycom is provided ASIS AS AVAILABLE by us from third party agencies sources without any verification from our side It may contain error bugs and other limitations The readers can rely on the content at their own will Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability data text images video messages or any other material whatsoever or for any claimslossaction that the reader may suffer as a result of relying on the content on our site Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever