New Delhi: CBI on Friday started probe in the Vyapam related case, against over 700 people, highlighted by Congress leader Digvijaya Singh in which he had alleged that evidence of excel sheet carrying initials "CM" was tampered with by the Special Task Force.
The agency also registered six more FIRs and two preliminary enquiries in connection with the alleged irregularities in the conduct of professional examinations by Vyapam in Madhya Pradesh taking the total number of FIRs in the scandal to 104.
In the case underlined by Singh in his recent submission to the Director CBI Anil Sinha, it was alleged that there were irregularities in PMT examination in 2013, the sources said.
Singh had claimed that from the computer of alleged mastermind of the case Nitin Mohindra, Principal Analyst, Vyapam, police had recovered an excel sheet in which "CM" was mentioned in 48 places which had been changed with other names.
The former Chief Minister had sought a fair investigation from the CBI Director in the matter. CBI spokesperson said the agency has registered the case on allegations of cheating by personation, forgery, use of unfair means, possessions of illegal arms, tampering of electronic evidence etc in PMT, 2013 in connivance with officials of Vyapam.
"Twelve chargesheets have already been filed against 480 accused persons apart from 11 juvenile persons. 516 arrests have been effected till date," the spokesperson said.
Second and third case are against against four accused each on allegations of cheating by impersonation in Police Constable Recruitment Examination in the year 2012.
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