Vyapam scam: 70 accused write to President, seek euthanasia for themselves

August 08, 2015

In what may show the intense fear of the accused in the mysterious Vyapam scam, 70 people who are lodged in Gwalior Jail of Madhya Pradesh have written to President Pranab Mukherjee seeking 'iccha mrityu' or suicide by legal sanction also known as euthanasia. The perceived death toll in the Vyapam scam has reportedly touched 49.

Earlier in July, five students from Madhya Pradesh's Gajra Raja Medical College who were accused in the Vyapam scam too had written to the President seeking permission to die.