CBI had earlier registered ten FIRs and one Preliminary Enquiry

CBI REGISTERS TWO FIRs AND ONE PRELIMINARY ENQUIRY RELATED TO ALLEGED VYAPAM CASES

New Delhi 18th Jul 2015(Sana Sayed): On the directions of Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, the CBI has taken over the investigation in the Vyapam Cases and registered two FIRs which were earlier registered by the STF of Madhya Pradesh Police, Bhopal. One PE has also been registered regarding suspicious death of nine persons. The first FIR has been registered u/s 120B r/w 201, 409, 417, 420, 467, 468, 471 of IPC; Sections 3(d)(1)(2) / 4 of the Madhya Pradesh Recognised Examinations Act, 1937; Sections 65 & 66 of the Information Technology Act; and section 7, 13(1)(d)(iii), 13(2) & 15 of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 relating to alleged illegalities in the Samvida Shala Shikshak Patrata Pareeksha Varg-III (Contractual School Teachers Eligibility Test – Grade-III) conducted in 2011 by the VYAPAM of Madhya Pradesh. 99 persons have been mentioned as accused in this FIR. The second FIR has been registered u/s 120B r/w 201, 409, 417, 420, 467, 468, 471 of IPC; Sections 3(d)(1)(2) / 4 of the Madhya Pradesh Recognised Examinations Act, 1937; Sections 65 & 66 of the Information Technology Act; and section 7, 13(1)(d)(iii), 13(2) & 15 of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 relating to alleged illegalities in the Samvida Shala Shikshak Patrata Pareeksha Varg-II (Contractual School Teachers Eligibility Test – Grade-II) conducted in 2011 by the VYAPAM of Madhya Pradesh. 76 persons have been mentioned as accused in this FIR. A Preliminary Enquiry has been registered into the deaths of 9 persons alleged to be linked with the examinations conducted by VYAPAM over last few years. The PE has been registered to examine whether these deaths were alleged fallout of the Vyapam Cases.         Further process of taking over of remaining cases is under way