Vyapam Scam – many deaths but no answers: Read top 5 stories on Madhya Pradesh job scam

1. People dying everyday, SC says shocking

Vyapam scam: The Supreme Court is hearing many PILs on the issue.

The bench of Justices A K Sikri and Rohinton F Nariman made this observation as it heard an appeal by some candidates who had sought re-conduct of the 2015 Uttar Pradesh Provincial Civil Services (UPPCS) examination in view of alleged irregularities.

Read here: Before it hears Vyapam petitions, Supreme Court says shocking, people dying everyday

2. Vyapam scam timeline

Vyapam scam: MPPEB over the last decade conducted 21 examinations on average every year for appointment to government jobs and admission to educational institutions, for which a staggering 1.44 crore candidates — an annual average of 14 lakh — applied.

The Vyapam scam broke ‘formally’ in 2013 after the Indore Crime Branch registered an FIR after arresting 20 impersonators

Read here: Timeline – Story of the Vyapam scam

3. Tracking Vyapam Deaths

Vyapam scam: After Chouhan announced that he would request the High Court for a CBI inquiry, senior Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia said the statement shows the “lack of intention and disinterest”.

The death of MP Governor’s son sparked a political furore with the ruling BJP and the Opposition Congress trading charges related to Shailesh Yadav’s alleged role as a facilitator in the Vyapam scam.

Read here: Tracking Vyapam Deaths – Took death of Governor’s son to add fuel to fire

4. MP government requests CBI to take over

Vyapam scam: Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan

After consistently stonewalling calls for an independent probe, the Madhya Pradesh government today requested the High Court to hand over the investigation into the Vyapam admission tests scam to the CBI.

Read here: Vyapam scam – Shivraj relents on CBI probe, Opposition wants CM probe too

5. Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s interview

Vyapam scam: Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Shivraj Singh Chouhan talks to the Indian Express about the scam and its after-effects. Read this exclusive interview with the Madhya Pradesh CM who talks about the Vyapam scam.

Read here: Interview – Entire BJP leadership is with me, says Shivraj Singh Chouhan post Vyapam scam