Vyapam case: 24th accused dies under mysterious circumstances
The police said that post-mortem report would throw light on his death. Mysterious deaths of accused and witnesses have made the Vyapam scam one of the most interesting cases.
Mystery shrouds the death of 30-year old veterinary doctor Narendra Tomar in Indore District Jail on Saturday night. He was an accused in the Madhya Pradesh's high-profile Vyapam recruitment scam.
He is the 24th accused or witness to have died under mysterious circumstances in the past five years.
Tomar, a native of Bhind district, complained of chest pain, following which he was rushed to MY Hospital where he was declared brought dead, said police.
Tomar had been arrested by the Special Task Force (STF) on February 15. It is said that he had arranged for imposters who had written the papers in place of genuine aspirants in the Pre-Medical Test.
However, Vikram, brother of Narendra, alleged that his brother had never complained of heart disease or had any symptom.
The police said that post-mortem report would throw light on his death. Mysterious deaths of accused and witnesses have made the Vyapam scam one of the most interesting cases.
Three accused - Anuj Uikey of Mandla district, Anshul Sachan of Hoshangabad district and Shyam Veer Yadav of Gwalior district died on June 14, 2010 in a road accident in Raisen district.
Surprisingly, nothing more has come to light regarding that accident as investigations move at a sloth pace and probe agencies take time to conclude their findings.
The Raisen incident is part of the report prepared by the Special Investigation Team (SIT), constituted by the Madhya Pradesh High Court to monitor the Madhya Pradesh STF investigations into the Vyapam scam.
The report has been submitted to the district police, which refused to divulge any information.
"We have submitted the report to our seniors. You are free to speak to them," said a senior officer of Raisen district.
There have been rumours that SIT reportedly expressed surprise over the death of the three accused in one road accident.
In its report, SIT talks about the number and cause of deaths of the several accused over the past five years. The report will be submitted in the Jabalpur High Court in the next hearing.accident. In its report, SIT talks about the number and cause of deaths of the several accused over the past five years. The report will be submitted in the Jabalpur High Court in the next hearing.
What is raising eyebrows is that junior policemen who investigated the accident could face disciplinary action.
Besides this road accident, more skeletons are likely to tumble out of the cupboard following the report.
Incidentally, most deaths have occurred after July 2013 when investigations commenced on the basis of a report lodged by a civil rights activist.