Constable witness in Vyapam scam dead, was to testify yesterday

July 09, 2015 11:13

A constable in Madhya Pradesh who was to appear as a witness in the Vyapam scam, died two months ago, a court was told on Wednesday. This takes the unusual death count in the admission and recruitment scandal to 47.

Sanjay Kumar Yadav was a resident of Uttar Pradesh and was to testify yesterday in the Jabalpur High Court against three accused persons. State government sources say he died of hepatitis and there was "nothing untoward" in the way he died. Read more

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