In another breakthrough City police arrested two youths from Uttar Pradesh in connection with the PMT scam. Both the accused identified as Brajesh Agarwal and DP Yadav are native of Uttar Pradesh. The duo had appeared in MP PMT examination in 2011 on behalf of the examiners.
According to Aerodrome police TI Kanhaiyalal Dangi, one Satyanand, a native of Sultanpur in Uttar Pradesh had been asked to appear in MP PMT examination in 2011 on behalf of a student Ashish, a native of Tikamgarh. After the case came to the fore, a case was registered against the accused under Section 420 but the matter was given a burial after sometime.
later following the High Court order, a fresh probe was initiated into the matter which revealed that a well organised racket arrange scorers for the candidates who appear in the PMT examination on behalf of the genuine candidates. In lieu of this, the racket charge money worth lakhs of rupees from the candidates concerned.
Satyanand who is a part of this racket on being inquired about the matter revealed names of Brajesh Agarwal and DP Yadav, both natives of Uttar Pradesh. After gathering their addresses, city police went to Uttar Pradesh and arrested both the accused from their residences. The kingpin of this racket however, continues to evade police arrest. Police have launched manhunt to nab him.
Actual beneficiaries of the 2011 fraud were four medical aspirants from Gwalior and Dhar districts of MP, including Vivek Yadav, Chetan, Dipak and Ashish Yadav.
DP Yadav had taken the 2011 exam for the actual candidate Vivek Yadav, Brijesh Jaiswal appeared for another candidate Chetan. Two others scorers of the gang, including Satyendra and Dhirendra, had appeared for the actual candidates Dipak and Ashish Yadav.