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Vyapam whistleblower's wife held with Rs.10 lakh, released
Indore, July 26
The wife of Madhya Pradesh's
Vyavsayik Pariksha Mandal or Vyapam scam whistle-blower was detained
with nearly Rs.10 lakh here but was later released, a police official
said on Sunday.
Meghna, whistle-blower Prashant Pandey's wife, was detained on Saturday.
Police
Superintendent Indore, East Region, O.P. Tripathi told IANS that Meghna
was held from an office near Nehru stadium here. She was carrying
Rs.9,96,000.
"Since she could not satisfactorily explain the
presence of the huge amount of cash, she was taken to a women's police
station. During enquiry, she could not explain the source and changed
her statement a number of times. Police then seized the money and
released her," he added.
The official said the income tax department has been informed about the money seized from her.
Talking
to IANS, Pandey said it was nothing but an attempt to harass them. "The
money seized by police was withdrawn from a bank for purchasing a
house."
He said the government was harassing them because they had raised the Vyapam issue.