The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) examined 16 lakh data from medical students and doctors to catch 36 copycats, who had taken the Madhya Pradesh Pre-Medical Exam or MPPMT-2009 on behalf of the actual candidates and approved it, said a CBI official.
CBI filed supplemental charges sheets in the special magistrates court in Gwalior on Tuesday against 126 defendants, including candidates, imitators, parents / guardians and intermediaries related to PMT-2009 conducted by Vyapam now known as Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board (MPPEB).
“CBI had registered the case on August 21, 2015 by order of the Supreme Court of India. During the CBI investigation, it was discovered that 36 candidates had allegedly organized imitators to appear on the MPPMT-2009 written exam on their behalf with the help of intermediaries, parents, and consequently, they illegally passed the exam and were admitted to a private medical college. “Said CBI public relations officer RK Gaur.
He suggested that voluminous work was required by the CBI to catch the defendant.
“CBI had prepared a database of around 16 lakh of students, including students taking PMT training at various institutes, MBBS students from various medical colleges, and registered physicians from MP and Uttar Pradesh. CBI also took forensic expert opinions on photographs and handwriting available on OMR answer sheets of accused candidates, ”Gaur said.
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After comparing images and handwriting, CBI found some new copycats, he added.
According to an investigating officer, this investigation took approximately more than four and a half years after the IWC filed a charge sheet against the defendant registered by the state special task force (STF) in June 2016.
In total, 3,500 people were accused by the IWC in different cases and 250 of them are new defendants, who were not identified by the investigation carried out by STF.
The Vyapam scam came to light in July 2013 when Indore police arrested 20 copycats who were showing up for an entrance medical exam and helping unworthy candidates achieve high ranks. The cheating ring also involved a cabal of politicians and bureaucrats who facilitated fraud in exchange for bribes, according to investigators. The CBI took over the case in 2015.
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