SC agrees to hear PIL on CBI probe into Vyapam scam

July 07, 2015 10:49

Just In: Supreme Court agrees to hear petitions seeking CBI probe into Vyapam scam on Thursday.

The multi-crore scam is becoming murkier with each passing day and over 45 people have died in the case.

On Monday, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said the probe by Special Investigation Team into Vyapam scam was being monitored by the Madhya Pradesh high court and the government cannot direct the court to hand it over to CBI.

"SIT probe into the scam is on, and the government cannot direct the High Court or the Supreme Court on the issue," Singh said.

Asked why the state government was avoiding a CBI probe into the massive recruitment/admission scam, Singh said the high court and the Apex court had already rejected a PIL in this regard. "There is no point in handing over the ongoing probe to CBI at this juncture," he said.

"In case someone tries to influence the probe, or if any incident takes place that affects the investigation, then I am sure that the court will take cognisance. If the Supreme Court or the High Court feels that the probe is not perfect to the extent it should be, then it will give directions and the government will immediately accept it and hand over the matter to the CBI," Singh said.

Trainee sub-inspector Anamika Kushwaha was found dead in a lake in Sagar district on Monday. It followed the unexplained deaths of journalist Akshay Singh and Jabalpur Medical College Dean Dr Arun Sharma.

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