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Vyapam scam: One more death reported
Bhopal, July 9
Death of one more person
connected with Vyapam scam came to light as the Special Task Force
probing the scam presented the death certificate of one of the
accused-turned-witness to a court here.
Sanjay Yadav of Balia
district in Uttar Pradesh was accused of getting three people from
Hamirpur fraudulently recruited as constables in 2013 through Vyapam
exam. He later turned an approver in the case.
On Wednesday, the
Special Task Force (STF) court here was told that Yadav died two months
ago in a private hospital in Bhopal after prolonged illness, and his
death certificate was presented to the court.
Vyapam (Vyavsayik
Pariksha Mandal) or Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board
conducts recruitment and entrance exams not conducted by the MP Public
Service Commission. The scam came to light in 2013. So far, nearly 2,100
arrests have been made in connection with the scam.
According
to officials, there have been 33 deaths of those involved in the Vyapam
scam. Unofficial sources, however, put the number of deaths at over 40.