Special Task Force (STF) of Madhya Pradesh police on Friday deposited around Rs 2.76 crore in the district court. The cash has been recovered from the investigation in the PMT-2012 and Pre-PG 2012 examination scam. Earlier around Rs 2.72 crore were deposited by the STF in the Indore district court recovered from the investigation of PMT-2013.
Besides depositing the cash, one of the accused in the PMT-2012 examination scam has been nabbed by the STF. Akhilesh Singh Chaturvedi (36) of Jabalpur was arrested and produced in the court on Friday. STF requested for police remand of the accused and the accused was sent under police custody till March 3, 2014.
Mohan Singh who was posted as Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) (traffic police Bhopal) was arrested by the STF. The accused was booked under section 420, 467,468,471 and 120(B) of the IPC and section 3 (1, 2) and 4 of MP Manyata Prapat Pariksha Adhiniyam -1937.
In the examinations conducted by MPPEB of Police Constable Recruitment which was held on April 7, 2013 the accused facilitated clearing of examination of Bhanupratap Singh Gurjar and Satish Gurjar. The matter came into fore when both the candidates Bhanupratap Singh Gurjar and Satish Gurjar after being arrested confirmed the role of the accused Mohan Singh who took around Rs 9 lakh for facilitating the clearing of examinations.