PMT scam: 23,000 page chargesheet produced against 34 accused

Special Task Force (STF) investigating the pre-medical test (PMT) scam produced a supplementary chargesheet, running into total of 23,000 pages, against 34 accused before the district court on Thursday.

“Of these 34 accused chargesheeted by STF, 30 are students and their guardians, who managed to get admission in medical colleges using unfair means. Four others include ex- exam controller at VYAPAM Pankaj Trivedi, Dr Sanjeev Shilpkar and scam kingpin Dr Jagdish Sagar’s accomplice Gangaram Pipliya, “ said STF DSP, Akhilesh Dwivedi.

The chargesheet for each student and their guardians ran into 450 pages while chargesheets of remaining four accused ran into 650 pages each.

“Chargesheets against two accused who are minors, will be produced before the juvenile court in a day or two,” added Dwivedi.

Earlier, STF had chargesheeted 28 people, including Sagar in the case on October 5.

On July 6 and 7, Indore crime branch had arrested 20 candidates from various city hotels of whom 17 belonged to Uttar Pradesh while three were from Madhya Pradesh.  The candidates had come to impersonate MPPMT  candidates.