The Vyapam scam in Madhya Pradesh has become a major political controversy with numerous witnesses and accused dying under mysterious circumstances. The Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board (MPPEB) scam relates to irregularities in admission in state-run medical colleges and recruitment in government jobs.
Alleged financial and administrative irregularities, including unauthorised disposal of application forms, worth crores of rupees by the MPPEB have been pointed out in an audit report.
The audit, which was conducted by the Madhya Pradesh Local Fund Audit office for 2007-08, found a difference of about Rs 4 crore in revenue earned from sales of application forms by the MPPEB or 'Vyapam'. The MPPEB conducts entrance and recruitment tests for admission in medical and engineering courses, and selection in certain government services, among others.
It has been alleged that the corrupt officials at the board took money to compromise the examination and recruitment for several professional courses. These courses include pre-engineering, pre-medical, MCA, teaching etc.
The Congress has accused persons at the highest levels of government of being involved in the scam, including Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, his wife Sadhna Singh and Governor Ram Naresh Yadav.
The opposition party has alleged that these influential persons used their power to push for candidates, via several middlemen of their choice to be admitted to certain curses or recruited to certain posts.
Forty one people linked to the scam have died in the last five years and 24 accused have died under mysterious circumstances. The most high profile death was of MP Governor Ram Naresh Yadav's son Shailesh.
A Special Task Force under the supervision of the MP High Court is probing the case.
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