MBBS student found dead, whistleblower cites 'Vyapam' link
Indore, November 19
A 34-year-old MBBS student died in Indore in Madhya Pradesh under mysterious circumstances on Tuesday, the police said.
A whistleblower claimed the name of the deceased, Bhurelal Vaskel, had cropped up in the 2013 admission and recruitment or the ‘Vyapam’ scam.
Vaskel’s body was found lying near a school in the Azad Nagar area, officials said. He was a student of MBBS in MGM Medical College, they said. Vaskel, who hails from Khargone district of the state, was staying in a rented accommodation in the Ajaybag area of the city. The police have ruled out murder. “Initial postmortem report suggests Vaskel died of a cardiac arrest,” said Assistant Sub-Inspector Vikram Singh.
Meanwhile, Ashish Chaturvedi, the whistleblower in the Vyapam episode, in his Facebook post claimed Vaskel was linked to the scam. However, the police did not confirm Chaturvedi’s claim.
“I don’t have any information yet on whether Vaskel was involved in the Vyapam scam,” said Singh.
The admission and recruitment scam, allegedly involving racketeers, government officials and some politicians, was unearthed in 2013. — PTI
