The Special Judge, Vyapam Cases, Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh) has sentenced Pervez Khan & Pradeep Upadhyay (both Impersonators); Rajesh Baghel & Awadhesh Kumar (both candidates) and Hari Narain Singh & Ved Ratan Singh (both Middlemen), all to undergo five years Rigorous Imprisonment with fine of Rs 3700 each in a case related to Pre Medical Test-2010(PMT-2010) conducted by Vyapam.
CBI had registered the instant case on December 29, 2015 on the orders dated November 09, 2015 of Supreme Court of India and taken over the investigation of the case, earlier registered vide Crime No. 248/2010 at Police Station, Cantt., Guna(MP). It was alleged that accused Pradeep Kumar Upadhyay & Parvez Alam @ Parvez Khan appeared in place of original candidates Awadhesh Singh & Rajesh Baghel respectively in PMT examination held on 20.06.2010, at Govt P.G. College, Guna. Pradeep Kumar and Parvez Khan were caught by Invigilators from the respective examination halls while they were appearing in place of original candidates(Shri Awadhesh Kumar & Rajesh Baghel) respectively.
CBI investigation revealed that in pursuance of notification dated May 06, 2010 of Vyapam, Candidates Rajesh Baghel and Awadhesh Kumar applied for PMT-2010 in offline mode through middleman Harnarain Singh giving a common address to facilitate delivery of TAC (Test Admit Card) in view of conspiracy among them.
CBI traced Parvez Alam and arrested him on February 20, 2017. He was examined. His specimen signature/hand writing & thumb impression as well as the specimen signature/hand writings and thumb impression of Pradeep Kumar Upadhyay were obtained and sent to CFSL for expert's opinion. It was found that the candidates Rajesh Baghel & Awadhesh Kumar did not appear in the examination rather the handwriting & thumb Impression of the Impersonators were found on the answer sheets. During investigation, Harnarain Singh and Ved Ratan Rajpoot (both Middlemen) were also examined.
After investigation, a supplementary chargesheet was filed on August 22, 2017 against the said accused before the Competent Court.