BY SURENDER VYAS :
New Delhi, December 17, 2019:The Special Judge CBI, Vyapam Cases, Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) has sentenced the three accused, therefore the candidate Amit Gaur, the impersonator Nitish Kumar @ Montu Kumar and the middleman Pankaj Kuma, all to undergo seven years Rigorous Imprisonment with a fine of Rs.3000/- each.
CBI had registered a case on 15.12.2015 and taken over the investigation of the case from the Madhya Pradesh Police on orders dated 09.07.2015 & 11.09.2015 of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India. It was alleged that unfair means were used in the Madhya Pradesh Police Constable Recruitment Test-2012(PCRT-2012) conducted by the Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board (VYAPAM) involving candidate Amit Gaur (resident of Morena, MP) who had arranged and used the impersonator Nitish Kumar@ Montu Kumar (resident of Bihar) through racketeers/middlemen namely Pankaj Kumar (resident of Bihar) & Nemi Chand (resident of Morena, MP), for passing the written examination of PCRT-2012. The impersonator Nitish Kumar@Montu Kumar was caught while appearing in the said examination at a school in Piplani, Bhopal on 30.09.2012 in place of the candidate Amit Gaur. The two middlemen who were involved in this crime were identified/traced during the investigation.
After investigation, a charge sheet was filed against the accused persons in June 2016 before the Designated Court.
The Trial Court found the three accused guilty and acquitted one person.