New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force in a joint operation with CBI on Wednesday arrested one of the main accused in the Vyapam scam Ramesh Shivhare, who has been absconding, from Kanpur.

"We have arrested Shivhare this morning. He is wanted by CBI in several cases in Vyapam scam," Uttar Pradesh DGP Javeed Ahmed told PTI over phone. Shivhare allegedly acted as a middleman and arranged for the impostors and dummy candidates to appear in the examination carried out by Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board commonly known as Vyapam for a certain amount.