Lagatar24 Desk
Bhopal, June 16: In the Vyapam scam case (now Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board), a special CBI court on Friday found two accused guilty and sentenced them to seven years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) as well as a fine of Rs 10,000 each.
Amit Alok and Satish Kumar Maurya were found guilty under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 419, 420, 467, 468, 471, 120 B, and pertinent parts of the Madhya Pradesh Recognised Education (MPRE) act by Special CBI Court Judge Nitiraj Singh Sisodiya.
CBI public prosecutor Manuji Upadhyay said, “Vyapam (now MPPEB) conducted a Madhya Pradesh Police Constable Recruitment Examination 2013-II. At that time, examinees Jitendra Singh Sengar, Satyendra Singh Sengar and Keshav Singh Waderia made solver Amit Alok, Satish Maurya and an unknown person respectively sit in the examination at their place. As a result of which Jitendra Singh Sengar, Satyendra Singh Sengar and Keshav Singh Waderia passed the examination.”
After then, when the situation came to light, the CBI filed a case and named Amit Alok and Satish Maurya as accused. The names of the additional three accused, the examinees were added to the case during the further inquiry, said Upadhyay.
“During the trial of the case, the court found all the five accused were guilty. Because of the absence of all three examinees in the court, both the impersonators Amit Alok and Satish Kumar Maurya were convicted to seven years of rigorous imprisonment each and imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 each,” the prosecutor said.
He also stated that the court issued arrest warrants for the other three accused examinees, Jitendra Singh Sengar, Satyendra Singh Sengar and Keshav Singh Baderia, as a result of their absence from the hearing.
