Face2News/Indore (Madhya Pradesh)
The Special Judge, CBI (Vyapam Cases), Indore (Madhya Pradesh) has sentenced Shri Purushottam Khoiya (Candidate) & Shri Saurabh Chandra Gupta (Solver) both to undergo five years Rigorous Imprisonment with fine of Rs. 12,000/- each in a case related to PMT-2009 Examination conducted by Vyapam.
CBI had registered the instant case in compliance of orders dated 09.07.2015 of Hon’ble Supreme Court of India passed in WP(Civil) No. 417/2015 and took over the investigation of the FIR No. 682/2014, earlier registered at Police Station Sanyogitaganj, Indore on 16.09.2014 against Shri Purushottam Khoiya (Candidate) and other unknown persons on complaint from Dean of a college based at Indore on the allegations of impersonation in PMT-2009 examination conducted by Vyapam on 08.07.2009.
It was alleged that the candidate Purushottam Khoiya had taken admission in MBBS course in a Medical College at Indore after qualifying the PMT examination with the illegal means through impersonator.
CBI filed first chargesheet on 25.05.2016 against Shri Purushottam Khoiya. Further investigation was kept open to find out the impersonator who appeared on behalf of Shri Purushottam Khoiya.
After extensive efforts, CBI traced the impersonator Shri Saurabh Chandra Gupta. The expert opinion report on photograph and handwriting/ signature established that impersonator Shri Saurabh Chandra Gupta appeared/ impersonated in place of candidate Shri Purushottam Khoiya in the MPPMT-2009 examination. A supplementary chargesheet was filed on 30.06.2017 against Shri Purushottam Khoiya & Shri Saurabh Chandra Gupta.
The Trial Court found both the accused guilty and convicted them.