The Special Task Force (STF) of Madhya Pradesh Police on Wednesday recovered Rs 1.30 crore in cash from Dr Sanjeev Shilpkar who was arrested in connection with the PMT (Pre-Medical Test) fraud case.
Earlier during the investigation it was found that around 90 examination forms were given to system analyst of Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board Nitin Mahendra for ‘adjustment’ to facilitate cheating during the exams. Main accused in the PMT fraud examination scam Dr Jagdish Sagar was senior of Dr Sanjeev Shilpkar at Mahatma Gandhi Medical College Indore. During their college days, Dr Shilpkar was influenced by the lavishing life style of Sagar which encouraged him to start the examination fraud in the PMT examination.
Dr Shilpkar lured Nitin Mahendra with huge amount of money and Mahendra used to arrange the roll numbers of the candidates, according to the Dr Shilpkar. For the PMT examination-2013, Dr Shilpkar handed over a list of 90 admissions form numbers which included the candidates and those who would facilitate the cheating.
For facilitating the answers during the examination, around Rs 3 crore was collected from the PMT aspirants (45 candidates) and Mahindra was offered a huge amount from this money. At the same time the ‘scorers’ and the ‘agents’ who acted as a conduit between Dr Shilpkar and PMT aspirants were given a big amount. In the investigation, Dr Shilpkar confirmed that he has accepted facilitating to clear the PMT examination for 47 candidates at a sum of Rs 3 crore.
On Wednesday, the STF has recovered Rs 1.30 crore from his Vardhman Green Park residence in Ashoka Garden. Dr Shilpkar was arrested by the STF on October 24.