Consultants, students held in 8 Cr PG Med Scam
HYDERABAD: In a major break-through, CID sleuths have arrested two consultancy service providers and six students in connection with the alleged irregularities in the PG medical entrance test conducted by NTR University of Health Sciences on March 2.
It is not yet clear if and when the examination would be cancelled. According to sources, the CID has submitted a report to the Governor on its investigation. In all likelihood, the Governor might take a decision after Ugadi.
According to Additional DGP of CID T Krishna Prasad, Hyderbad-based consultancy service providers Kommuri Muneeshwar Reddy and D Sainath, who obtained the question papers, shared them with candidates after receiving lakhs of rupees.
The six students arrested are: Jagdeep (Kadapa), AV Anand (Hyderabad), Ch Sai Sudha, Srinivas Berelli, D Sravani (All Karimngar) and B Venkateswara Rao (Ongole).
According to Additional DGP of CID T Krishna Prasad, after striking a deal with candidates, the duo called them to a few secret locations in Mumbai, Goregaon and Hyderabad among other places. There, the candidates were confined to different rooms and photostat copies of the PGMET-2014 question papers given to them for three hours spread over two days.
Depending on the importance of the medical stream and candidates' choice, different amounts were charged. 'For instance, the duo collected `1.5 crore for radiology and `70 lakh for pediatrics. Twelfth ranker Jagadeep from Kadapa paid `10 lakh to K Muneeshwar Reddy and 25th ranker Bheemeswar Rao of Guntur paid `8 lakh for the question papers.
Similarly, D Sainath received `35 lakh from 2nd ranker Sai Sudha, `25 lakh from 3rd ranker Srinivas Berelli , `10 lakh from 28th ranker D Sravani and `10 lakhs from Venkateswar Rao who secured 45th rank,' Krishna Prasad said.
The CID which has dispatched several teams to different cities to nab the other culprits and to collect evidence registered a case under Section 120-B, 420, 109 under IPC and Section 8 of AP Public Examinations (Prevention of malpractices and unfair means) Act of 1997.
Krishna Prasad did not say how the consultancy service providers got hold of the question papers and how many more are in vovled in the case. When media persons pressed for an answer, he quietly walked away from them, giving no hint as to the dimension of the racket.
News Posted: 30 March, 2014
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