MP milk federation scam: OP Shukla held again

OP Shukla, former OSD to ex-higher education minister Laxmikant Sharma was arrested afresh in milk federation recruitment scam on Saturday. He was produced in court and sent to STF custody.

OP Shukla, former officer on special duty (OSD) to ex-higher education minister Laxmikant Sharma was arrested afresh in Milk Federation recruitment scam on Saturday. He was produced in the court and sent on Special Task Force (STF) custody till October 8.

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OP Shukla, along with former controller of exams of Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board Pankaj Trivedi, was in STF remand till Saturday in connection with police recruitment scam-2013. Both were produced in the court. While Trivedi was sent to jail on judicial remand, Shukla was sent to STF remand in another case.

The name of Shukla surfaced during the interrogation of MPPEB officials, including Pankaj Trivedi. During the course of interrogation, Pankaj Trivedi had told STF officials that Shukla had recommended two candidates in Milk Federation recruitment exam.

The two candidates, who were recommended by Shukla, are Ramhetu Upadhyay, a resident of Bhind district, and Narendra Patel, a resident of Rewa district. According to STF sources, both Upadhyay and Patel had approached Shukla through a middleman Vijay Tripathi, who has been recently arrested and is in jail. Shukla had taken Rs 2.5 lakh from each to help them pass written exam of milk federation recruitment conducted by MPPEB.