CBI court convicts 31 in 2013 Vyapam case

CBI special prosecutor Satish Dinkar said the quantum of punishment will be announced on November 25.

Updated on: Nov 22, 2019, 03:29:07 IST

Hindustan Times, Bhopal | By Shruti Tomar

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A CBI court, on Thursday, convicted 31 accused in police constable recruitment exam 2013, a part of the Vyapam scam here, said Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) special prosecutor .

CBI special prosecutor Satish Dinkar said the quantum of punishment will be announced on November 25.

The accused include 12 candidates from Bhind and Morena, 12 impersonators from UP and seven middlemen from UP arrested by CBI in the past few years. Dinkar said, “The CBI filed charge sheet against 31 accused in April 2017 as per which the 12 impersonators were arranged by seven middlemen to help 12 candidates clear the police constable recruitment exam 2013, conducted by Vyapam (Hindi acronym of Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board). They were caught at different centres of Bhopal and Datia districts due to mismatching of photographs and the thumb impression. CBI identified and traced them successfully.”

“The candidates had paid ₹1.5 lakh to ₹5 lakh per candidate to middlemen and impersonators to clear the written exam,” said Dinkar.

Earlier, a special task force (STF) had named these persons as accused in December 2013. The CBI took over the probe from the STF case in December 2015.

The court convicted them under section 120 (b) (punishment for criminal conspiracy), 420 (cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property), 467 (forgery of valuable security, will), 468 (forgery for purpose of cheating) and 471 (use forged documents as genuine one) and under different sections of MP Recognised Examinations Act, said the advocate.

The prosecution produced 91 witnesses and evidences to prove charges against the accused, according to the senior advocate.

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Shruti Tomar
I have spent over a decade chronicling Madhya Pradesh’s political and social landscape, covering politics, investigative journalism, crime, human interest, and government policy, blending sharp insight with ground‑level depth. I have closely tracked three assembly elections, three Lok Sabha elections, leadership transitions in MP while exposing governance lapses, tender irregularities, and flawed policy rollouts. My reports have revealed gaps in the Cheetah project, irregularities in medical education, rigging in recruitment exams, and loopholes in policy implementation. In crime reporting, I have moved beyond FIRs to map systemic patterns — from organised crime networks and gender‑based violence to custodial accountability — balancing urgency with sensitivity. My journalism is defined by a commitment to human interest. I have profiled the marginalised Bancchda community, documented atrocities against tribal groups, and highlighted efforts to preserve their culture through heritage liquor and revival of spiritual practices. I have reported on farmers struggling with failed MSP promises, giving voice to those often reduced to statistics in policy files. Passionate about field reporting, I have reported on rampant sand mining in Chambal and Narmada, pharmaceutical companies supplying medicines under altered names, the dire condition of schools and colleges, the plight of commercial sex workers, and skewed sex ratios in specific districts. Beyond deadlines, and as HT’s state correspondent and assistant editor in Madhya Pradesh, I engage with ministers, farmers, students, and activists, believing the best policy stories begin with a single human voice. A postgraduate in Journalism and Mass Communication, I also hold a diploma in sports journalism.Read More

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