No CBI probe in Vyapam scam : Home Minister Rajnath Singh
Reports quoted Singh as saying that there is no need for a CBI probe as both Madhya Pradesh High Court and Supreme Court are satisfied with the ongoing investigation.
His refusal came amid a raging demand of the opposition Congress for CBI investigation and resignation of Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shiv Raj Singh Chauhan.
On Monday a woman trainee sub-inspector was found dead in a lake in Sagar of Madya Pradesh. Anamika Sikarwar ( 25), the policewoman, was recruited in the force through an exam conducted by Vyapam.
Her death closely follows those of Dr. Arun Sharma, dean of a medical college in Jabalpur and Akshay Singh, a televison journalist.
Sharma was found dead on Sunday morning at a hotel in Delhi where he had arrived on Saturday.
He was the dean of the college that was linked to the Vyapam recruitment scam.
The dean who was assisting the Special Task Force that is probing Vyapamscam, by providing documents on fake medical entrance examinees in the state-run medical college that he headed.
On Saturday, journalist Akshay Singh, who was covering the Vyapam scam of Madhya Pradesh, fell ill and died in a hospital.
Earlier several other people, including the son of Madhya Pradesh Governor Ram Naresh Yadav had died suddenly.
Strangely all the deaths,said to be between 36 and 45 occurred to the persons who were either witnesses, accused, those assisting the investigation or even a reporter covering the scam.
Earlier on Monday, the Congress demanded that the chief minister should resign over the Vyapam recruitment scam and be answerable to the nation on why there was delay in the probe.
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The Congress called Chauhan "Maut ka Saudagar" or trader of death and claimed that in all 45 people have died in the "Asia's biggest scam."
The party alleged that that these deaths are taking place to eliminate evidence.
However, the chief minister said all deaths should not be linked to Vyapam.
"With full responsibility I am telling you that the unfortunate incident had nothing to do with Vyapam... All deaths should not be linked to Vyapam," the chief minster said while commenting on the death of the woman cop.
The Supreme Court has, meanwhile, agreed to hear a petition asking for the removal of Madhya Pradesh Governor Ram Naresh Yadav to ensure a fair inquiry into the scam.
Yadav was named as an accused in the scam last year, but was then removed from the case because his office entitles him to immunity from investigation.
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