RAIPUR: The investigations into the infamous Chhattisgarh Combined Pre Medical Test (CPMT) impersonation scam in unraveled 2010 has reportedly identified 12 more students who had adopted the 'Munna Bhai' trick to get admissions into prestigious medical colleges in the state.
The CID department of the Chhattisgarh police, which is investigating the scam, has recently sought permission from the Director General of Police (DGP) to proceed against 12 more students who were allegedly impersonated at the entrance exam, just like the way Dr Rustam Pavri had done for Munna Bhai in the Bollywood flick, Munna Bhai MBBS. However, with the deeds of these suspects uncovered, they would be joining their 22 other 'colleagues', who have been arrested earlier on similar charges, rather than risking lives of patients after becoming doctors undeservingly.
According to sources, Chhattisgarh police began investigations into the impersonation scam in 2010 after it received a large number of confidential complaints about certain students being impersonated at the CPMT. Interestingly, the confidential letters identified the suspects with their roll numbers, names and the year that they had sought admissions.
Based on these, the Chhattisgarh police collected signature samples and thumb impressions of 43 students, who were suspected to have aped the Munna Bhai stunt. While 22 of these were from the 2009 batch of CPMT, others were from 2007 (13), 2008 (5) and 2010 batch (3).
Subsequently, in 2012 the police collected another 31 samples from the batches of 2007 (12) and 2008 (19), bringing the total number of 'Munna Bhais' to 74. Initial investigations led to the registration of cases against 33 students of which 22 were arrested between 2011-2012. The remaining eleven students are reportedly still absconding.
Police officials revealed that the CID had recently completed investigations into 20 more case and had given a clean chit to eight students. Permission for prosecuting the remaining 12 has been sought from the DGP, as discrepancies were found in their signatures or thumb impressions, the officials revealed.
Officials said investigations were still going on into the remaining 21 of the 74 identified cases and more impersonated students are likely to be identified. Officials however, refused to identify the 12 suspects on grounds that cases were still to be registered against them but confirmed that majority of them were from Billaspur region.
Talking to TOI, DGP, Ram Niwas, confirmed having received the CID report and said the proceedings will soon commence against the suspects.
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