A district court on Saturday sent MP Professional Examination Board (MPPEB) scam accused Sudhir Sharma to Special Task Force (STF) custody till July 30.
STF's Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) DS Baghel told media persons that there are around six to seven accused in MPPEB scam. As of now Sharma is on remand and will be arrested after further investigation.
There are no other allegations against him related to taking of money apart from fake admissions.Sudhir Sharma had on Friday surrendered before a Bhopal court over his involvement in the MPPEB scam.Sharma was given an ultimatum to present himself in the court before July 28 by CJM Pankaj Singh Maheshwari during last hearing on July 22.A cash award of Rs 5000 was also declared on any information leading to his arrest by the probe agency.
The STF which is investigating the scam had moved an application in the court to attach Sharma's properties under the Special Act after he failed to appear on the previous deadline July 21.The Madhya Pradesh recruitment scam or MPPEB scam is related to manipulation in the selection process for government jobs conducted by the MP Professional Examination Board (MPPEB), which is being probed by the Special Task Force (STF).
The STF had on December 18 last year lodged two FIRs against former State Technical Education Minister laxmikant Sharma and 129 others in connection with alleged irregularities in the examination for the recruitment of Grade II and III contractual teachers conducted by the MPPEB.