MBBS exam scam: Rs 6 lakh, paper-stitching machine seized from accused's house

The MBBS exam scam at Pt BD Sharma University of Health Sciences Rohtak (UHSR) has taken a significant turn with the police recovering Rs 6 lakh, a paper-stitching machine, and two cell phones from a university official named in the FIR registered against 24 students and 17 employees.

DSP Dalip Singh, who is probing the case, said the cash and machine had been seized from Roshan Lal, one of the accused. "Three accused, including Roshan Lal, are in jail," he added.

Sources claimed that the cash was taken as bribe from MBBS students of a private college to help them pass the exam by tampering with their answer sheets. The cash was kept in the house of the accused at his native village. He allegedly used some of the amount from other bribes to construct his house.

“Two phones were used to receive leaked exam papers via WhatsApp, sent by another UHSR employee working as a programmer, who charged Rs 30,000 per paper. The leaked papers were solved at the home of one of the employees, and the answer sheets were swapped with the original ones, with the help of another employee posted at the secrecy branch,” the sources added.

The paper-stitching machine was used to alter the first page of the answer sheets, containing details like serial number, barcode, and the invigilator's signature. The machine was reportedly provided by a bearer deputed at the operating theatre of the Rohtak PGIMS/UHSR in exchange for money. The machine was hidden in the accused’s house to avoid detection.

An inquiry panel led by Dr MK Garg, Director of Kalpana Chawla Medical College, Karnal, also found the stitching of some sheets had been tampered with.